Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named his 23-man squad to Uganda and South Sudan in the AFCON qualifiers. The AFCON will be hosted in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026. South Africa finds themselves in Group K alongside South Sudan, Uganda and Congo.
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The announcement took place at the SABC television studios in Auckland Park on Thursday. Bafana will host Uganda on Friday, 6 September at Orlando Stadium. They will travel to Juba to take on South Sudan on Tuesday, 10 September.
BAFANA BAFANA SQUAD TO FACE SOUTH SUDAN UGANDA IN AFCON QUALIFIERS NAMED BY HUGO BROOS
Goalkeepers: Ricardo Goss [SuperSport United], Veli Mothwa [AmaZulu FC], Sipho Chaine [Orlando Pirates]
Defenders: Sydney Mobbie [SuperSport], Thapelo Morena, Aubrey Modiba, Khuliso Mudau, Grant Kekana [all Mamelodi Sundowns], Rushwin Dortley [Kaizer Chiefs], Nkosinathi Sibisi [Pirates), Fawaaz Basadien [Stellenbosch FC], Siyabonga Ngezana [FCSB, Romania].
Midfielders: Teboho Mokoena [Sundowns], Jayden Adams [Stellenbosch], Sphephelo Sithole [Tondela SC, Portugal], Thalente Mbatha [Pirates].
Forwards: Themba Zwane, Iqraam Rayners [both Sundowns], Oswin Appollis [Polokwane City], Patrick Maswanganyi, Relebohile Mofokeng [both Pirates], Elias Mokwana [ES Tunis, Tunisia], Lyle Foster [Burnley FC, England].
