Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos made some surprise selections for his squad to face Lesotho and Benin in FIFA World Cup qualifiers during March 2025.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos recalled Percy Tau after naming his preliminary squad ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March 2025
The squad was named ahead of Bafana’s match against Lesotho on Friday, 21 March and their trip to face Benin four days later Local football fans reacted on social media to question some of Broos’ selections while many questioned the absence of Kaizer Chiefs star Thabo CeleBafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos made a few surprises in his preliminary FIFA World Cup qualifiers squad. Image: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images.Tau returns to the squad after months away from the squad and will hope he can earn a place in the final squad to add to his 50 appearances for Bafana Bafana.
Since joining Qatar SC in January, Tau made three assists in as many appearances while he spent the last stretch of his career at Al Ahly fighting for game time.
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