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Mamelodi Sundowns full-back Lyle Lakay says he never gave up hope of returning to the Bafana Bafana fold and is looking forward to challenging himself against World Champions France. Lakay has returned to the national team after being overlooked for selection since the arrival of Hugo Broos last year and...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has suggested that Percy Tau takes a six-month break in order to fully recover after an injury-hit spell. The Al Ahly forward suffered a knock to his knee in their 3-1 victory over Al Merrikh in which he opened the scoring but lasted only...

Orlando Pirates midfielder Thabang Monare has discussed being selected for Bafana Bafana ahead of Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Andile Jali. The 32-year-old is the oldest player in the current Bafana squad after Hugo Broos included him in his squad for the friendlies against Guinea and France. There has been a lot of...

Golden Arrows duo Pule Mmodi and Sbonelo Cele have not been adversely affected by missing out on the Bafana Bafana squad set for Europe, according to head coach Lehlohonolo Seema. Cele (20) and Mmodi (29) were both named in Hugo Broos' provisional squad set to face France and Guinea this...

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos was adamant he will no longer entertain questions about Themba Zwane and Andile Jali. The Mamelodi Sundowns duo, 32 and 31 years of age, have not been part of Broos’ Bafana squads and are seemingly not part of the coaches’ plans for the national team. The...

Bayern Munich right-back Benjamin Pavard has dropped out of the France squad to face Bafana Bafana after testing positive for Covid-19, with William Saliba being called up as his replacement. The 25-year-old has been a mainstay in Didier Deschamps’ Les Bleus squad, making 42 appearances so far. However, he will France’s...

Hugo Broos has announced two players had to withdraw from his Bafana Bafana squad to face Guinea and France, while one new name was called up. The South African men’s national team will face Guinea on 25 March before meeting the world champions four days later. Broos was forced into a...

Real Madrid superstar Karim Benzema has been ruled out to face Bafana Bafana, with Olivier Giroud recalled to replace the striker. Benzema, 34, is one of the most in-form forwards in world football at present with 32 goals and 13 assists for Los Blancos in just 34 games this season...

Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Bruce Bvuma says he is grateful for the opportunity to be part of the Bafana Bafana squad again for the friendlies against Guinea and France. Bvuma is one of the three goalkeepers called up by Hugo Broos, alongside Ronwen Williams and Veli Mothwa after his Chiefs teammate,...

SuperSport United coach Kaitano Tembo has responded to Hugo Broos’ remarks about striker Thamsanqa Gabuza. The Bafana Bafana coach had claimed during his squad announcement for the friendlies against Guinea and France that Gabuza would’ve have been a good striker for the national team five years ago. https://twitter.com/kappilinho/status/1503336125406101508 The 34-year-old has scored...