Broos has overseen six matches at the helm of Bafana, recording four victories, one draw and only suffering defeat once.Bafana Bafana finished 2021 ranked in a lowly 68th position in the latest FIFA world rankings, with a largely forgettable year inevitably remembered for the controversial 1-0 loss South Africa suffered against Ghana, which stole headlines worldwide.
South Africa are next scheduled to play international friendlies against Guinea on Friday, 25 March and France at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Tuesday, 29 March.
The team will assemble a day before departure and then travel to Paris on Monday, 21 March.
A preliminary squad as been selected, with the final list to be announced in due course.
| 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.
‘THERE’S A NEED FOR NEW BLOOD’ – BAFANA BOSS HUGO BROOS
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.