Njabulo Ngcobo

Njabulo Ngcobo of Swallows FC during the DStv Premiership 2020/21 match between Swallows and Golden Arrows at the Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on 03 April 2021 ©Muzi Ntombela/Sports Inc

Bafana Bafana latest | Six players OUT, four replacements IN for Uganda!

Bafana Bafana technical team has called up four new players to replace those that have withdrawn from the match against Uganda on Thursday.

Njabulo Ngcobo

Njabulo Ngcobo of Swallows FC during the DStv Premiership 2020/21 match between Swallows and Golden Arrows at the Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on 03 April 2021 ©Muzi Ntombela/Sports Inc

Bafana Bafana technical team has called up four new players to replace those that have withdrawn from the international friendly against Uganda on Thursday.

Kickoff at the Orlando Stadium is at 18:00.

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Percy Tau, Teboho Mokoena and Sipho Mbule were ruled out due to Covid-19 while Mosa Lebusa, Mothobi Mvala, and Rivaldo Coetzee were withdrawn due to injuries.

Now, Bafana Bafana assistant coaches Janevski Cedomir and Helman Mkhalele have replaced the abovementioned players with four new faces.

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Denwin Farmer, Evidence Makgopa (both Baroka FC), Njabulo Ngcobo (Swallows FC), and Ethan Brooks (TS Galaxy) are the players who will join the Bafana Bafana camp as replacements.

Bafana Bafana announced the news on their official Twitter handle on Monday afternoon.

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The new faces to the squad don’t really come as a major surprise after head coach Hugo Broos vowed to shake things up when he was unveiled in May.

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And those who have followed the quartet closely would agree that they were on top of their game for their respective clubs this past season.

Ngcobo, who is reported to be on the radar of Kaizer Chiefs won the Defender of the Season accolade at the PSL awards on Sunday, while Makgopa was named Young Player of the Season.

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