Who are the Kaizer Chiefs in the final Bafana Bafana squad?
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The Bafana Bafana have returned from Afcon 2023. The new squad features one Chiefs player. Amakhosi fans will no longer complain. Chiefs player Bruce Bvuma will represent the Glamour Boys team. “Bafana will play two away international friendlies on 21 and 26 March:
- The first game will be against European giants Andorra. The game will take place at the stadium on 19 May 1956 in Anaba, Algeria.
- The second match will be against Algeria at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers, Algeria. Does anyone want to see a player like Riyad Mahrez against Niyko Mobbi since Juliso Moudua is injured.
- The upcoming friendlies are also preparations for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. South Africa is in Group C along with Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Benin and Lesotho.
- Bafana will meet Nigeria away on 3 June and play Zimbabwe at home on 10 June. The venues will be announced later.
Which Kaizer Chiefs player will lead Bafana’s squad?
Bvuma is the first Chiefs player to be named in the Bafana squad since Sibongiseni Mtetwa. The midfielder was part of the team that lost 2-0 to Rwanda in November 2023.
The rest of the Chiefs’ players have only come close. There were three Natura players in the previous 2023 African national team squad. The trio consisted of Bvuma, Given Msimango and Mtetwa. Unfortunately, none of them made it to the final squad of the Ivory Coast national team.
