Bafana Bafana Provisional Squad Named - Hugo Broos Omits Lorch and Links

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Hugo Broos names 38-player provisional squad for two Panama friendlies.
Key omissions include Gift Links and Thembinkosi Lorch.
Matches scheduled for March 27th and 31st in South Africa.

South Africa's coach Hugo Broos has recalled Themba Zwane for March's friendlies vs Panama (Getty Images).

Hugo Broos names 38 players for Panama Double Header

Bafana Bafana’s Belgian head coach Hugo Broos has named the preliminary squad to face Panama in two international friendlies later in March.
Hugo Broos names 38 players for Panama Double Header
Key Omissions
South Africa Provisional Squad in Full

South Africa will host the first clash on 27 March at Moses Mabhida Stadium. The second meeting between the nations will be held at Cape Town Stadium on 31 March.

Key Omissions

As usual, Hugo Broos has made some major omissions from his squad. There is no room for in-form Gift Links of Aarhus GF nor Thembinkosi Lorch of Al-Ittihad SC.

Some of those from the African Cup of Nations squad who were dropped or not available are Siyabonga Ngezana (Steaua Bucharest), Bathusi Aubaas (Mamelodi Sundowns), Sipho Mbule (Orlando Pirates), Shandre Campbell (Club Brugge) and Elias Mokwana (Al Hazem).

South Africa Provisional Squad in Full

Goalkeepers: Sipho Chaine (Orlando Pirates), Ricardo Goss (Siwelele), Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns), Renaldo Leaner (Sekhukhune United), Darren Johnson (AmaZulu).

Defenders: Samukele Kabini (Molde), Thabang Matuludi (Polokwane City), Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Orlando Pirates), Aubrey Modiba (Mamelodi Sundowns), Khuliso Mudau (Mamelodi Sundowns), Khulumani Ndamane (TS Galaxy), Nkosinathi Sibisi (Orlando Pirates), Tylon Smith (Queens Park Rangers), Olwethu Makhanya (Philadelphia SC), Deano Van Rooyen (Orlando Pirates), Vuyo Letlapa (Sekhukhune United), Ime Okon (Hannover 96), Thapelo Morena (Mamelodi Sundowns).

Midfielders: Thalenthe Mbatha (Orlando Pirates), Teboho Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Sphephelo Sithole (Tondela), Jayden Adams (Mamelodi Sundowns), Ndamulelo Maphangule (Polokwane City), Mthetheleli Mthiyane (Stellenbosch), Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth), Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns), Patrick Maswanganyi (Orlando Pirates).

Forwards: Oswin Appollis (Orlando Pirates), Lyle Foster (Burnley), Evidence Makgopa (Orlando Pirates), Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates), Tshepang Moremi (Orlando Pirates), Mohau Nkota (Al Ettifaq), Iqraam Rayners (Mamelodi Sundowns), Yanela Mbuthuma (Orlando Pirates), Kamogelo Sebelebele (Orlando Pirates), Thapelo Maseko (AEL Limassol).