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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has accused Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates of ‘not wanting the national team to be successful’. Photo: Twitter @BafanaBafana

Orlando Pirates: Players likely to be DROPPED by Bafana Bafana

Orlando Pirates have FOUR players in Hugo Broos current provisional squad but a couple of them may be dropped this week.

Dean Boyle
by Dean Boyle
13-03-2023 13:54
in Bafana Bafana
Hugo Broos

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has accused Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates of ‘not wanting the national team to be successful’. Photo: Twitter @BafanaBafana

Orlando Pirates have FOUR players in Hugo Broos current provisional squad but a couple of them may be dropped this week.

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Currently, Bucs captain Innocent Maela, Nkosinathi Sibisi, Miguel Timm and Monnapule Saleng are in the national squad.

However, 12 players will be dropped when Broos names his final 23-man squad on 16 March 2023.

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Out of the four players selected, Timm and Saleng seem the most likely to be selected based on form.

However, their teammates, Maela and Sibisi are slightly less likely to make the final cut.

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Pirates captain Innocent Maela is in Broos’ 35-man preliminary squad. Photo: Twitter

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The current squad already boasts the likes of Siyanda Xulu and Mamelodi Sundowns defenders Khuliso Mudau, Thapelo Morena, Aubrey Modiba, Grant Kekana and Mothobi Mvala.

Furthermore, Sydney Mobbie of Sekhukhune United is also favoured to be maintained while Taariq Fielies (Cape Town City) and Siyanda Msani(Richards Bay) have been in fine form in the DStv Premiership.

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Meaning, their is stiff competition at the back for South Africa and both Bucs defenders.

Also, Maela wont be helped by his two recent suspensions either.

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In all likeliness, both men could make it but only one is likely too. In this case, Sibisi is more likely to be given a run but it all depends on Broos’ thinking.

Meaning, the amount of defenders he wants to keep in his squad for SA’s double-header against Liberia. The current provisional squad already has a total of 12 defenders with minimum of four likely to face the drop.

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BROOS’ 35-MAN PRELIMINARY SQUAD

NAME & SURNAMEPOSCLUBLOCATIONPROVINCE
1. RONWEN WILLIAMSGKMAMELODI SUNDOWNS FCPRETORIAGAUTENG
2. VELI MOTHWAGKAMAZULU FCDURBANKZN
3. BRANDON PETERSENGKKAIZER CHIEFS FCJOHANNESBURGGAUTENG
4. RICARDO GOSSGKSUPERSPORT UNITED FCJOHANNESBURGGAUTENG
5. SYDNEY MOBBIEDFSEKHUKHUNE FCJOHANNESBURGGAUTENG
6. KHULISO MUDAUDFMAMELODI SUNDOWNS FCPRETORIAGAUTENG
7. SIYANDA MSANIDFRICHARDS BAY FCRICHARDS BAYKZN
8. INNOCENT MAELADFORLANDO PIRATES FCJOHANNESBURGGAUTENG
9. TAARIQ FIELIESDFCAPE TOWN CITY FCCAPE TOWNWESTERN CAPE
10. NKOSINATHI SIBISIDFORLANDO PIRATES FCJOHANNESBURGGAUTENG
11. THAPELO MORENADFMAMELODI SUNDOWNS FCPRETORIAGAUTENG
12. AUBREY MODIBADFMAMELODI SUNDOWNS FCPRETORIAGAUTENG
13.GRANT KEKANADFMAMELODI SUNDOWNS FCPRETORIAGAUTENG
14. MOTHOBI MVALADFMAMELODI SUNDOWNS FCPRETORIAGAUTENG
15. THAPELO MASEKODFSUPERSPORT UNITED FCJOHANNESBURGGAUTENG
16. SIYANDA XULUDFTURAN TOVUZAZERBAIJANIEUROPE
17. MIGUEL TIMMMFORLANDO PIRATES FCJOHANNESBURGGAUTENG
18. LUKE LE ROUXMFVARBERG BoIS FCSWEDENEUROPE
19. NJABULO BLOMMFST LOUIS CITYUSAGAUTENG
20. SPHEPHELO SITHOLEMFBELENENSES SCLISBONPORTUGAL
21. SPHELELE MKHULISEMFMAMELODI SUNDOWNS FCPRETORIAGAUTENG
22. GRANT MARGEMANMFSUPERSPORT UNITED FCJOHANNESBURGGAUTENG
23. TEBOHO MOKOENAMFMAMELODI SUNDOWNS FCPRETORIAGAUTENG
24. MONNAPULE SALENGFWORLANDO PIRATES FCJOHANNESBURGGAUTENG
25. KHANYISA MAYOFWCAPE TOWN CITYCAPE TOWNWESTERN CAPE
26. PULE MMODIFWGOLDEN ARROWS FCDURBANKZN
27. THEMBA ZWANEFWMAMELODI SUNDOWNS FCPRETORIAGAUTENG
28. ZAKHELE LEPASAFWSSU/PIRATES LOANJOHANNESBURGGAUTENG
29. CASSIUS MAILULAFWMAMELODI SUNDOWNS FCPRETORIAGAUTENG
30. MIHLALI MAYAMBELAFWARIS LIMASSOL FCCYPRUSCYPRUS
31. BONGOKUHLE HLONGWANEFWMINNESOTAUSAUSA
32. FAGRIE LAKAYFWPYRAMIDSEGYPTEGYPT
33. LYLE FOSTERFWBURNLEY FCLANCASHIREUK
34. PERCY TAUFWAL AHLY SCEGYPTEGYPT
35. KOBAMELO KODISANGFWMOREIRENSE FUTEBOL CLUBELISBONPOR

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