Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos announced his 35-man preliminary squad for the AFCON Qualifiers against Liberia this month with a couple of surprises both locally and abroad.
The initial squad will be cut down to 23 players when Broos announces his final list for the two matches next week.
The men’s national team will go into camp in Johannesburg on Sunday 19 March 2023.
Some of the standout selections locally are the in-form Orlando Pirates winger Monnapule Saleng, Mamelodi Sundowns rising star Cassius Mailula and SuperSport youngster Thapelo Maseko.
While St Louis City New signing Njabulo Blom makes the team and Kaizer Chiefs target Kobamelo Kodisang finally gets a call up.
Another surprise is Matsatsantsa’s Grant Margeman who has represented Bafana twice before and Siphelele Mkhulise of Sundowns who also returns to the fold.
The full squad is;
Goalkeepers
1. RONWEN WILLIAMS MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
2. VELI MOTHWA AMAZULU
3. BRANDON PETERSEN KAIZER CHIEFS
4. RICARDO GOSS. SUPERSPORT
Defenders
5. SYDNEY MOBBIE SEKHUKHUNE
6. KHULISO MUDAU MAMELODI SUNDOWN
7. SIYANDA MSANI RICHARDS BAY
8. INNOCENT MAELA ORLANDO PIRATES
9. TAARIQ FIELIES CAPE TOWN CITY
10. NKOSINATHI SIBISI ORLANDO PIRATES
11. THAPELO MORENA MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
12. AUBREY MODIBA MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
13.GRANT KEKANA MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
14. MOTHOBI MVALA MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
15. THAPELO MASEKO SUPERSPORT UNITED
16. SIYANDA XULU TURAN TOVUZ – AZERBAIJANI
Midfielders
17. MIGUEL TIMM ORLANDO PIRATES
18. LUKE LE ROUX VARBERG BoIs -SWEDEN
19. NJABULO BLOM MF ST LOUIS CITY -USA
20. SPHEPHELO SITHOLE BELENENSES SC -PORTUGAL
21. SPHELELE MKHULISE MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
22. GRANT MAGERMAN SUPERSPORT UNITED
23. TEBOHO MOKOENA MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC24
24. MONNAPULE SALENG ORLANDO PIRATES
25. KHANYISA MAYO CAPE TOWN CITY
26. PULE MMODI GOLDEN ARROWS FC
27. THEMBA ZWANE MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
Strikers
28. ZAKHELE LEPASA ORLANDO PIRATES
29. CASSIUS MAILULA MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
30.MIHLALI MAYAMBELA ARIS LIMASSOL – CYPRUS
31.BONGOKUHLE HLONGWANE MINNESOTA -USA
32.FAGRY LAKAY PYRAMID – EGYPT
33. LYLE FOSTER BURNLEY – UK
34. PERCY TAU AL AHLY – EGYPT
35.KOBAMELO KODISANG MOREIRENSE – PORTUGAL
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