Hugo Broos Announces His 23 Man Bafana Bafana AFCON Squad

• Hugo Broos announced his AFCON squad live on terrestrial television
• The Belgian named a preliminary 50-man training squad on December 14
• South Africa are drawn in Group E along with Mali, Namibia and Tunisia

The Bafana Bafana of South Africa have announced their final 23-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.

Having amassed seven points from a possible 12 during the AFCON qualifiers, South Africa finished second behind Morocco in their group.

Consequently, Hugo Broos’s men have been drawn in Group E of next year’s tournament proper where they will face off against Mali, Namibia and Tunisia for a place in the knockout phase.

South Africa recently released a preliminary 50-man squad which featured a host of home-based and international stars ranging from skipper Ronwen Williams of the Mamelodi Sundowns to Burnley’s Lyle Foster.

However, Bafana Bafana head coach Broos has now trimmed down the squad to a list of 23 players for the journey to Ivory Coast in search of a first continental title since 1996.

Bafana kick off their tournament on 16 January against Mali before facing Namibia and ending the group stages against Tunisia, who are currently the third highest-ranked team in Africa.

Broos and his men will assemble for a training camp in Stellenbosch from 5 January before playing a behind-closed-doors friendly with Lesotho on 10 January.

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