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South Africa head coach Hugo Broos has unveiled a provisional 37-member squad for Bafana's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin in March.
Bafana Bafana will host Lesotho at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo, on 21 March 2025, and then travel to Cote d’Ivoire to face Benin on 25 March 2025. The Beninese will host Bafana in Ivory Coast after their home grounds were deemed unsuitable to stage international matches.
According to South African Football Association (SAFA), the team will report for camp in Johannesburg on Monday 17 March 2025 and then travel to Polokwane on the same day.
After hosting Lesotho on 21 March, Broos and his charges will travel to Abidjan the next day on a charter flight to face Benin in the away match. They return to South Africa on 26 March 2025.
SAFA further announced the preliminary squad will be trimmed to 23 players in the coming days when Broos announces his final list for the two matches.
Bafana are currently lying second in Group C with seven points garnered from two wins, one draw and one defeat.
Rwanda are leading the group on seven points, Benin are third also on seven points, Lesotho fourth on five points, Nigeria fifth on three points while Zimbabwe are sixth with two points.
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