Nasreddine Nabi calls for Kaizer Chiefs star Gaston Sirino's inclusion in Hugo Broos' squad - 'We feel he deserves to play for Bafana Bafana'

Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi has backed ideas that Gaston Sirino should be included in the Bafana Bafana squad. 

Plenty of South African football coaches, pundits, and supporters have been calling for the 33-year-old star to be added to the Bafana setup. 

Ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Nabi has become the latest coach to believe that Sirino could play a huge role in the Hugo Broos-led team. 

"We believe that the national coach was not here only for Sirino because in SuperSport and Kaizer Chiefs, there are many players who play in Bafana Bafana and those are his players,” Nabi said, per iDiski Times.

"If Sirino was part of the players he came to observe, unfortunately, it was not a good day for him to show his value because he’s been injured all week.

"He trained once this week, we wanted to start him to see what he can give us," he added.

"But we were very aware that he was not fully fit, but if he is fully fit, we feel he deserves to play for Bafana Bafana."

Sirino has never represented Uruguay in international competitions and as per Fifa rules, and the period he has spent in South Africa, he is eligible to represent Bafana Bafana. 

The dribbling wizard became a permanent resident of the country after spending more than five years in the Premier Soccer League - having joined Mamelodi Sundowns in 2018.

He joined the Soweto giants after parting ways with the Brazilians at the end of last season and he has become a top performer in Nabi's team.

It will be interesting to see if honesty Broos will entertain the idea of adding Sirino to his team when he announces his preliminary squad soon. 

Bafana will play Uganda and South Sudan in the Afcon qualifiers during the upcoming November international break. 

The Glamour Boys will face off against Magesi FC in a PSL match on Wednesday, and Sirino will be looking to help his club return to winning ways after losing to SuperSport United on Saturday.