Broos names the Bafana squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho, Nigeria
Hugo Broos has named the team that will play two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria next month.
The South African senior men’s team will face Lesotho away from home at the Free State Stadium on Friday, 5 September 2025 and then host Nigeria at the same venue on Tuesday, 9 September 2025.
Broos said his players do not need to be motivated when they play the two games.
“You know when you can go to the World Cup, is there a better motivation than that? Maybe if we go to the World Cup it will be the first and maybe the last time for all those players. Qualifying for the World Cup is extremely, extremely difficult, certainly here in Africa,” he said.
“You have to fight for every game and what I said don’t think that we maybe because we won also 5-0 against Congo (last year) and nobody thought that it would be such a result, but don’t think that it will be an easy game next Friday against Lesotho.”
The team will go into camp in Johannesburg on Monday, 1 September 2025.
Tickets to the match are available at Ticketpro and other participating outlets.