Percy Tau has made a return to the national team after head coach Hugo Broos named his final 23-man Bafana Bafana squad for two crucial FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Bafana are set to host Lesotho on Friday, 21 March, before playing guests to Benin in Ivory Coast on Tuesday, 25 March.
Broos had named a 37-man preliminary squad that has now been trimmed to a final 23.
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It is comprised of regulars with usual suspects Ronwen Williams, Nkosinathi Sibisi, and Teboho Mokoena all named.
"Six out of six, it's very clearly," Broos said when asked what would be a desirable result from the qualifiers.
"It's very important that we win those two games. If we succeed, then we are in a good position to qualify.
"We have to win that game. Then we go to Benin, who are not playing at home.
"It will be two very tough games. It will be a fight, you can be sure. Lesotho played a draw against Nigeria, in Nigeria. So, that means anything is possible."
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South Africa will draw confidence from recent results having registered three wins from the last five matches, along with two draws.
The selected players will report for camp early next week following this weekend's club commitments.