PORT ELIZABETH - Goalkeeper Brandon Petersen and defender Thamsanqa Mkhize have been withdrawn from the Bafana Bafana squad to face Mali in the 2019 Nelson Mandela Challenge in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.
Ricardo Goss of Bidvest Wits and Bloemfontein Celtic’s Tshepo Rikhotso have been called up to replace the injured duo.
The annual commemoration match will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in PE (start at 3pm.)
This will be coach Molefi Ntseki’s first match in charge of South Africa.
They are using this match to prepare for the next month’s Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ghana and Sudan.
The match against Mali will be coach Molefi Ntseki’s first match in charge of South Africa. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
The revised Bafana Bafana side is below.
Goalkeepers:
Darren Keet
Ronwen William
Ricardo Goss
Defenders:
Erick Mathoho
Buhle Mkhwanazi
Thulani Hlatshwayo (C)
Thapelo Morena
Tshepo Rikhotso
Innocent Maela
Mosa Lebusa
Midfielders:
Kamohelo Mokotjo
Thato Mokeke
Dean Furman
Lebohang Phiri
Bongani Zungu
Themba Zwane
Thembinkosi Lorch
Percy Tau
Thulani Serero
Keagan Dolly
Forwards:
Lebo Mothiba
Bradley Grobler
Kermit Erasmus