Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos named Percy Tau in his provisional 34-man squad to start preparing for the back-to-back 2022 Soccer World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia – but there’s little chance he plays.
Percy Tau named in Bafana Bafana squad – but little to no chance he plays
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos named Percy Tau in his provisional 34-man squad to start preparing for the back-to-back 2022 Soccer World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia – but there’s little chance he plays.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos named Percy Tau in his provisional 34-man squad to start preparing for the back-to-back 2022 Soccer World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia – but there’s little chance he plays.
Coach Hugo Broos on Tuesday announced a provisional 34-man Bafana Bafana squad to start preparing for the crucial back-to-back 2022 Soccer World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia in October.
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Bafana Bafana are top of Group G with four points from two matches having drawn 0-0 with Zimbabwe away at the National Sports Stadium in Harare before beating Ghana 1-0 at the FNB Stadium.
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Bafana Bafana will face their East African opponents first in Ethiopia on Saturday, 9 October before welcoming the same opponents to the FNB Stadium on Tuesday, 12 October.
Hugo Broos will whittle down his squad to a final 23 players on Saturday, 25 September in an announcement that will be televised live on SABC 1.
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One of the names to jump out was that of Percy Tau who remains sidelined after he was injured in the win over the Black Stars.
Tau hasn’t played since and according to reports out of Egypt from the Al Ahly’s medical team, he’s anywhere from “two weeks to a month” away from fitness.
The first Ethiopia v Bafana Bafana match is in exactly 17 days from date of publishing meaning there is little to no chance Tau boards the flights to Addis Ababa with no game-time under his belt.
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PROVISIONAL 34-MAN BAFANA BAFANA SQUAD:
GOALKEEPERS: Ronwen Williams (SuperSport United), Veli Mothwa (AmaZulu), Bruce Bvuma (Kaizer Chiefs), Sifiso Mlungwana (Golden Arrows)
DEFENDERS: Sydney Mobbie (Sekhukhune United), Thapelo Morena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Njabulo Blom (Kaizer Chiefs), Terrence Mashego (Cape Town City), Sifiso Hlanti (Kaizer Chiefs), Vusi Sibiya (Baroka FC), Rushine De Reuck (Mamelodi Sundowns), Siyanda Xulu (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Thibang Phete (Belenenses SAD), Njabulo Ngcobo (Kaizer Chiefs), Mosa Lebusa (Mamelodi Sundowns), Luke Fleurs (SuperSport United), Tercious Malepe (AmaZulu)
MIDFIELDERS: Thabani Zuke (Golden Arrows), Mothobi Mvala (Mamelodi Sundowns), Sphephelo Sithole (Belenenses), Yusurf Maart (Sekhukhune United), Teboho Mokoena (SuperSport United), Goodman Mosele (Orlando Pirates), Ethan Brooks (TS Galaxy), Jesse Donn (SuperSport United)
FORWARDS: Thabiso Kutumela (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Maritzburg United), Evidence Makgopa (Baroka FC), Victor Letsoalo (Royal AM), Luther Singh (F.C Copenhagen), Percy Tau (Al Ahly), Vincent Pule (Orlando Pirates), Mduduzi Mdantsane (Cape Town City FC), Tshegofatso Mabasa (Orlando Pirates)
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