Staff Reporter.
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos on Saturday named his first squad of players to do battle against Uganda in Johannesburg in June.
Bafana are set to face The Cranes in a friendly international in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, which is set to kick-off in September.
This will be the first time the national team plays since their failure to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals and the subsequent sacking of coach Molefi Ntseki.
Broos, however, will not be present for the first assignment of his rein after revealing the need to return to Belgium next week to receive his second Covid-19 vaccination.
Instead his assistants Cedomir Janevski and Helman Mkhalele are set to take charge of the team, while he has assured he will be monitoring and analysing the performance from back home.
The match is scheduled to take place at Orlando Stadium on June 10 – five days after the completion of the 2020/21 PSL season.
Bafana Bafana Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Bruce Bvuma (Chiefs), Ronwen Williams (SuperSport)
Defenders: Rivaldo Coetzee, Mosa Lebusa, Rushine De Reuck (all Sundowns), Nkosinathi Sibisi (Arrows) Innocent Maela (Pirates) Sibusiso Mabiliso (Amazulu)
Midfielders: Sipho Mbule, Teboho Mokoena (both SuperSport) Keagan Dolly (Montpellier) Lebohang Maboe, Mothobi Mvala, Aubrey Modiba (all Sundowns) Craig Martin (CT City), Thabang Monare (Pirates)
Strikers: Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Maritzburg) Percy Tau (Brighton), Thabiso Kutumela (Maritzburg).