Hugo Broos Names Bafana Squad Ahead of Friendlies, Brandon Petersen and Victor Letsoalo Among Those Left Out

• South African coach Hugo Broos has announced his squad to take on Guinea and France later this month
• Bafana Bafana will first play Guinea on 25 March in Belgium and then take on France on 29 March in France
• Hugo Broos has trimmed down the provisional squad to a final 23, with Brandon Petersen and Victor Letsoalo among the big names missing out

Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, has officially named his 23-man squad that will take on Guinea and France in two upcoming friendly matches.

Bafana will take on Guinea on 25 March in Belgium, before taking on World Champions, France, in France on 29 March.

As reported by Soccer Laduma, Broos originally named a provisional squad for the friendlies, a squad that featured four overseas players and numerous debutants. Broos has since whittled that squad down to the final 23 that will compete in the friendlies.

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The final squad is:

Goalkeepers: Ronwen Williams (SuperSport United), Bruce Bvuma (Kaizer Chiefs) and Veli Mothwa (AmaZulu).

Defenders: Nyiko Mobbie (Sekhukhune United), Terrence Mashego (Cape Town City), Lyle Lakay (Mamelodi Sundowns), Siyanda Xulu (unattached), Rushine de Reuck (Mamelodi Sundowns), Khuliso Mudau (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bandile Shandu (Orlando Pirates), Nkosinathi Sibisi (Lamontville Golden Arrows) and Athenkosi Mcaba (Stellenbosch FC).

Midfielders: Mothobi Mvala (Mamelodi Sundowns), Keagan Dolly (Kaizer Chiefs), Ethan Brooks (TS Galaxy), Teboho Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Goodman Mosele (Orlando Pirates) and Thabang Monare (Orlando Pirates).

Strikers: Fagrie Lakay (Pyramids FC, Egypt), Percy Tau (Al Ahly, Egypt), Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota, USA), Lyle Forster (Westerlo, Belgium) and Evidence Makgopa (Baroka FC).

Broos is also expecting France to play 80 to 90% of their star players, despite the match being billed as a friendly, Times LIVE reported.

While the Bafana squad still features a nice mix of youth and experience, fans will be surprised by two notable exceptions.

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Brandon Petersen, Kaizer Chiefs’ number one choice goalkeeper has not made the final cut, while Royal AM’s Victor Letsoalo is also excluded from the final squad.

Other players who were part of the provisional squad but who didn’t make the final 23 include Mduduzi Mdantsane (Cape Town City), Pule Mmodi (Lamontville Golden Arrows), Sbonelo Cele (Lamontville Golden Arrows), Veluyeke Zulu (Chippa United) and Rivaldo Coetzee (Mamelodi Sundowns).

Bafana coach Hugo Broos announces squad for March friendlies against France and Guinea in Europe

The South African football public found out today who will provisionally do duty for Bafana Bafana for two demanding international friendlies at the end of this month, Sports Brief earlier reported.

South Africa will take on world champions France and Guinea in fixtures pencilled to take place in Europe. They take on Guinea on the 25th of March in Belgium and the Les Bleus on the 29th in the French city of Lille.

According to Soccer Laduma, a press release by the South African Football Association stated that Bafana would assemble a day before the 21st of March when they would head to France. The only players based abroad in the squad are Fagrie Lakay (Egypt), Percy Tau (Egypt), Lyle Foster (Belgium) and Bongokuhle Hlongwane (United States of America).