
In the News Today: Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has confirmed that midfielders Thalente Mbatha and Jayden Adams have been withdrawn from the squad for different reasons.
Mbatha and Adams will be replaced by Bathusi Aubaas and Sinoxolo Kwayiba.
Both players were initially named in the 23-man squad for the clash due to take place at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Adams was reportedly withdrawn from the squad due to bad behaviour.
Bafana arrived in Gqeberha on Sunday ahead of the 2025 AFCON qualifier against Congo on Friday. The Stellenbosch FC player, Adams allegedly did not arrive in Gqeberha with the rest of the team on Sunday as initially planned.
Hugo Broos explains Why Jayden Adams had to be withdrawn from the squad.
“He’s not a guy who is 16, and he’s not an old player either, but if he has the attitude that he had, the only thing I can do is get him… continue reading HERE.
In the News Today: Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has his full complement of players after Luke le Roux joined the camp in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, on Tuesday.
The South African senior men’s national team host Congo Brazzaville at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Friday, 11 October 2024 (7pm), and then they travel to Congo to play the return match on Tuesday, 15 October 2024.
Le Roux immediately joined his teammates at training and Broos could afford a smile after he was forced to make changes to his original squad following the withdrawals of Thalente Mbatha and Jayden Adams on Monday. Mbatha and Adams have been replaced by Bathusi Aubaas and Sinoxolo Kwayiba, who are both already in camp.
Kwayiba, who is from Motherwell in Gqeberha, appealed to local fans to come out in numbers on Friday and fill up the Nelson Mandela Bay… continue reading HERE.
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