The full-strength France squad. Photo: Twitter
JUST IN: France include superstars Mbappe, Pogba to face Bafana
France have included several superstars in their squad to face Bafana Bafana in a highly-anticipated friendly later this month.
The full-strength France squad. Photo: Twitter
Recently, Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos showed his hand when he unveiled the final squad to face France and Guinea in friendly internationals to be played in Europe later this month.
Bafana Bafana face Guinea in Belgium on 25 March, and France in Lille on 29 March. The team will assemble a day before departure and then travel to Paris on Monday, 21 March.
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Didier Deschamps’s world champions will be expected to make light work of South Africa, but Broos has already reiterated that this match is more about seeing how his squad fronts up to the challenge.
As it turns out, France have named a full-strength squad that includes the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Antoine Griezmann and Paul Pogba.
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Broos previously touched on the expectations of facing France.
“France is the best opponent, they are the World Champions. Guinea will also be a tough. I wanted tough games, and what will be important in these games is our performance and how the players perform…
“I am not afraid of France. It would be stupid to ask for a win against France, I just want the boys to give a good performance. We will definitely lose but perhaps not embarrass ourselves.”
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The Bafana squad can be seen below:
| NAME AND SURNAME | POSITION | CLUB | COUNTRY |
| 1.Ronwen WILLIAMS | GK | SuperSport United | South Africa |
| 2. Veli MOTHWA | GK | AmaZulu FC | South Africa |
| 3. Bruce BVAMU | GK | Kaizer Chiefs FC | South Africa |
| 4. Sydeny MOBBIE | DF | Sekhukhune United | South Africa |
| 5. Khuliso MUDAU | DF | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | South Africa |
| 6. Terrence MASHEGO | DF | Cape Town City FC | South Africa |
| 7. Lyle LAKAY | DF | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | South Africa |
| 8. Rushine DE REUCK | DF | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | South Africa |
| 9. Siyanda XULU | DF | Unattached | South Africa |
| 10. Athenkosi MCABA | DF | Stellenbosch FC | South Africa |
| 11. Nkosinathi SIBISI | DF | Golden Arrows FC | South Africa |
| 12. Bandile SHANDU | DF | Orlando Pirates FC | South Africa |
| 13. Mothobi MVALA | MF | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | South Africa |
| 14. Teboho MOKOENA | MF | Mamelodi Sundowns FC | South Africa |
| 15. Goodman MOSELE | MF | Orlando Pirates FC | South Africa |
| 16. Thabang MONARE | MF | Orlando Pirates FC | South Africa |
| 17. Ethan BROOKS | MF | TS Galaxy FC | South Africa |
| 18. Keagan DOLLY | MF | Kaizer Chiefs FC | South Africa |
| 19. Lyle FOSTER | FW | Westerlo FC | Belgium |
| 20. Bongokuhle HLONGWANE | FW | Minnesota United FC | USA |
| 21. Evidence MAKGOPA | FW | Baroka FC | South Africa |
| 22. Fagrie LAKAY | FW | Pyramid FC | Egypt |
| 23. Percy TAU | FW | Al Ahly SC | Egypt |
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