Overview:
Broos has called up of 50% of the team that featured in the last edition in Ivory Coast with Ronwen Williams, Teboho Mokoena and Khuliso Mudau surely the stars of the team.
Nickname: Bafana Bafana
Fifa rank: 61
Afcon Group: B
Head coach: Hugo Broos
Group Stage fixtures: Angola [Dec 22], Egypt [Dec 26], Zimbabwe [Dec 29]
Afcon appearances: 12 [1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2025]
Best Afcon performance: Champions [1996]
How they qualified: They finished unbeaten in Group K finishing on top with 14 points, one ahead of Uganda.
Bafana Bafana won 4, drawn 2 and scored 16 goals and conceded only 5 and like Uganda, qualified nearly midway the campaign.
Realistic chance at Afcon 2025: With a respectable third place finish in the last edition, they will aim to go a step further and they have the team to do it.
However, they face tricky opponents in Group B and if they negotiate that, they can think about going as far as possible.
Who is the star of the team? Broos has called up of 50% of the team that featured in the last edition in Ivory Coast with Ronwen Williams, Teboho Mokoena and Khuliso Mudau surely the stars of the team.
South Africa’s TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 squad:
GOALKEEPERS:
Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns), Ricardo Goss (Siwelele FC), Sipho Chaine (Orlando Pirates)
DEFENDERS
Khuliso Mudau (Mamelodi Sundowns), Thabang Matuludi (Polokwane City), Tylon Smith (Queens Park Rangers), Nkosinathi Sibisi, Aubrey Modiba (Mamelodi Sundowns), Khulumani Ndamane (TS Galaxy), Siyabonga Ngezana (FCSB), Samukelo Kabini (Molde FK), Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Orlando Pirates).
MIDFIELDERS
Teboho Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bathusi Aubaas (Mamelodi Sundowns), Thalente Mbatha (Orlando Pirates), Siphephelo Sithole (CD Tondela).
FORWARDS
Oswin Appollis (Orlando Pirates), Mohau Nkota (El Ettafaq), Tshepang Moremi (Orlando Pirates), Evidence Makgopa (Orlando Pirates), Lyle Foster (Burnely FC), Sipho Mbule (Orlando Pirates), Elias Mokwana (Al Hazem), Shandre Campbell (Club Brugge), Relebohile Mofokeng (Orlando Pirates).