By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has named a 29-man preliminary squad for the upcoming international friendly matches against Guinea and France.
The senior men’s national team will face Guinea, instead of Zambia, as previously stated, in Belgium on Friday, 25 March.
According to SAFA’s official website, the squad is expected to assemble a day before departure and then travel to Paris on Monday, 21 March.
The team will be led by Ronwen Williams and Percy Tau. The squad has notable inclusions in Goodman Mosele, Bandile Shandu and Thabang Monare of Orlando Pirates, and Lyle Lakay and Khuliso Mudau of Mamelodi Sundowns.
Broos has also included Fagrie Lakay of Pyramids FC in Egypt, Lyle Forster of Westerlo in Belgium, Nkosinathi Sibisi of Golden Arrows, Veluyeke Zulu of Chippa United and Athenkosi Mcaba of Stellenbosch.
Other notable inclusions are Keagan Dolly of Kaizer Chiefs and Rivaldo Coetzee of Sundowns. Broos, though, continued to overlook Themba Zwane and Andile Jali of Sundowns and the France-based duo of Bongani Zungu and Lebo Mothiba.
Bafana Bafana 29 man preliminary squad is as follows
Goalkeepers: Ronwen Williams (SuperSport), Bruce Bvuma (Chiefs), Veli Mothwa (AmaZulu), Brylon Petersen (Chiefs)
Defenders: Nyiko Mobbie (Sekhukhune), Siyanda Xulu (unattached), Terence Mashego (Cape Town City), Nkosinathi Sibisi (Arrows), Sbonelo Cele (Arrows), Veluyeke Zulu (Chippa), Rivaldo Coetzee (Sundowns), Athenkosi Mcaba (Stellenbosch), Rushine de Reuck (Sundowns), Khuliso Mudau (Sundowns),
Midfielders: Keagan Dolly (Chiefs), Mduduzi Mdantsane (Cape Town City), Ethan Brooks (TS Galaxy), Lyle Lakay (Sundowns), Thabang Monare (Pirates), Teboho Mokoena (Sundowns), Goodman Mosele (Pirates), Bandile Shandu (Pirates), Pule Mmodi (Arrows)
Strikers: Victor Letsoalo (Royal AM), Fagrie Lakay (Pyramid, Egypt), Percy Tau (Al Ahly, Egypt), Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota, USA), Lyle Forster (Westerlo, Belgium), Evidence Makgopa (Baroka).