Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos named his recent squad that is missing two notable stars who have both picked up injuries while on international duty.
The Belgian tactician said both players play essential roles for the national side and hopes others can step upcoach said both players fill essential roles in the squad, and he hopes others can step up to fill the vacancies left by the injured duo.
Themba Zwane and Lyle Foster were ruled out of the Bafana Bafana squad through injury. Image: Ulrik Pedersen/DeFodi Images and Phill Magakoe/AFP."Themba is a big loss, very big loss. Same for Lyle, he was the striker I wanted. He's got a lot of Premiership experience. He's strong, he moves more."Local football fans shared their feelings about the injured duo on social media and suggested players who could step up."I question his commitment to the national team.
"All I can say is that in the absence of Mshishi, it's now an opportunity for some other players to step up and prove why the coach has called them to the national team."Thatow Ntandow Bhali says Broos will miss Zwane: "This coach relies too much on Zwane to a point where he forgets that he has to plan for life after him."Junior Bester is the current Entertainment Writer at Briefly News. He achieved a ND:Journalism at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2012. He worked for Independent Newspapers from 2011 till 2022 covering news, sport, business and entertainment for titles such as Weekend Argus, Cape Argus, Daily Voice and Northern News.
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