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Big names dropped as Hugo Broos announces final Bafana Bafana squad for 2023 Afcon finals

The Belgian tactician trimmed his squad from the preliminary selection of 50 players on Thursday.Familiar faces make up the squad but Broos dropped Lyle Foster who recently returned to competitive football with Burnley.There were also no places for Kaizer Chiefs players with the likes of goalkeeper Bruce Bvuma and defender Given Msimango dropped.Orlando Pirates winger Monnapule Saleng paid for his lack of game-time as USA-based forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane was overlooked.The biggest surprise was the omission of the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/psl/yv73ms6v1995b5wny16jcfi3" target="_blank">Premier Soccer League</a> joint top goal-scorer Khanysa Mayo while Broos preferred the Buccaneers duo of Zakhele Lepasa and Evidence Makgopa.Polokwane City attacker Oswin Appollis and Jayden Adams of Stellenbosch were surprise inclusions as Lebo Mothiba has already been ruled out due to injury.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The final squad as announced by Coach Hugo Broos earlier today, to compete at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AFCON2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AFCON2023</a> in Côte d’Ivoire. Congratulations and good luck Bafana Bafana!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BafanaPride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BafanaPride</a> <a href="https://t.co/u9cNoZ98dA">pic.twitter.com/u9cNoZ98dA</a>— Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) <a href="https://twitter.com/BafanaBafana/status/1740374273485840496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

Chiefs midfield general Sibongiseni Mthethwa is one of the three men placed on standby.Also on standby are Orlando Pirates defender Tapelo Xoki and Elias Mokwana of Sekhukhune United.

PLAYERS ON STAND-BY

Broos suffered more loss upfront as Foster and Mothiba could not make it.The former Anderlecht manager will be hoping out-of-form Lepasa and struggling Makgopa will not rise to the occasion in Ivory Coast.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Both 34, Themba Zwane and Thabang Monare are the oldest players in Bross' squad although the latter was being overlooked in most national team selections this year.

DID YOU KNOW?

Bafana players will converge for camp on January 4 before flying out to Stellenbosch to begin training the following day. They play their first Afcon match against Mali on January 16 and they also have Namibia and Tunisia in Group E.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR BAFANA?

Big names dropped as Hugo Broos announces final Bafana Bafana squad for 2023 Afcon finals | Goal.com South Africa

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos selected his final 23-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals.

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