Broos names Bafana Bafana’s final 23-man squad for Eagles clash

Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, has named his final 23-man squad for next month’s back-to-back 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe.

Notable inclusions in the squad are exciting Orlando Pirates forward, Relebohile Mofokeng, Romanian-based defender, Siyabonga Ngezana and Burnley forward, Lyle Foster.

Bafana Bafana will play Nigeria’s Super Eagles in Uyo on June 7, before hosting Zimbabwe at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein four days later.

Sekhukhune United’s Elias Mokwana, Pirates’ Patrick Maswanganyi and the Stellenbosch FC duo of Iqraam Rayners and Jayden Adams have also been included in the squad. This is after they impressed when Bafana Bafana played the FIFA series matches against Andorra and Algeria in the North African country in March.

Talisman, Percy Tau, makes a return to the squad after he was excluded from the FIFA series in Algeria. Lyle Foster also returns to the squad. He wasn’t part of the Bafana Bafana squad for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cote d’Ivoire earlier this year due to mental health issues.

“He always played every game for Burnley, so it wasn’t easy to accept that but now everything is okay I phoned him, and we had a good chat so there are no problems anymore and that’s why he is now with us,” says Broos.
Another player included in the squad is Sundowns’ Bathusi Aubaas with exciting Pirates forward, Relebohile Mofokeng finally making the team after a stellar season. Broos says Mofokeng deserves to be in the squad as he’s been impressive throughout the season.

“You know with young players you always have to be a little bit careful… from the first moment he played with Pirates everybody saw that’s the guy with quality. He’s been consistent and he has something