Bafana Bafana are scheduled to play international friendlies against Guinea on Friday, 25 March and France at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Tuesday, 29 March.
Reports had previously suggested that the possible squad that Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos was contemplating for the upcoming friendly against world champions France may not include Percy Tau.
The Bafana star is a key member of Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly side, but considering that the South Africa vs France match is a ‘friendly’, the Egyptian giants are not obliged to release Tau unless an agreement can be reached between both parties.
That would now appear to be the case, with Tau among the names listed below.
The team will assemble a day before departure and then travel to Paris on Monday, 21 March.
| WILLIAMS | Ronwen | Supersport United FC |
| BVUMA | Bruce | Kaizer Chiefs FC |
| MOTHWA | Veli | Amazulu FC |
| PETERSEN | Brylon | Kaizer Chiefs FC |
| MOBBIE | Sydney | Sekhukhune FC |
| XULU | Siyanda | unattached |
| MASEGO | Terrence | Cape Town City FC |
| SIBISI | Nkosinathi | Golden Arrows FC |
| CELE | Sbonelo | Golden Arrows FC |
| ZULU | Veluyeke | Chippa United FC |
| COETZEE | Rivaldo | Mamelodi Sundowns FC |
| MCABA | Athenkosi | Stellenbosch FC |
| DE REUCK | Rushine | Mamelodi Sundowns FC |
| MUDAU | Khuliso | Mamelodi Sundowns FC |
| DOLLY | Keagan | Kaizer Chiefs FC |
| MDANTSANE | Mduduzi | Cape Town City FC |
| BROOKS | Ethan | TS Galaxy FC |
| LAKAY | Lyle | Mamelodi Sundowns FC |
| MONARE | Thabang | Orlando Pirates FC |
| MOKOENA | Teboho | Mamelodi Sundowns FC |
| MOSELE | Goodman | Orlando Pirates FC |
| SHANDU | Bandile | Orlando Pirates FC |
| MMODI | Pule | Golden Arrows FC |
| LETSOAO | Victor | Royal AM FC |
| LAKAY | Fagrie | Pyramid (Egypt) |
| TAU | Percy | Al Ahly SC (Egypt ) |
| HLONGWANE | Bongokuhle | Minnesota (USA) |
| FORSTER | Lyle | Westerlo (Belgium) |
| MAKGOPA | Evidence | Baroka FC |
Broos had already recently confirmed there would be new faces in his squad to face both Guinea and France in friendlies later this month, and there have been call-ups for the likes of Lyle Lakay and Khuliso Mudau.
In an interview with SowetanLIVE, Hugo Broos said there’s a need to blood a few new players to bolster the squad going forward.
Share on Facebook «||» Share on Twitter «||» Share on Reddit «||» Share on LinkedIn“I have always said that the World Cup qualifiers campaign was the beginning. It was very difficult for me to select players because I didn’t know them but they did very well.
“However, there must be new faces because we’re not strong enough.
“If we were strong enough, we would have qualified for the playoffs. There are some weaknesses in the current group, therefore we have to look for other players.
“We are looking at the players in the league games and in the CAF competitions,” Hugo Broos added.