Siyabonga Ngezana's injury concern at Romanian champions FCSB will force him out of action until the end of the month.
Ngezana's injury has already forced Hugo Broos to omit the former Kaizer Chiefs defender from the Bafana Bafana squad to play Congo with Thabiso Sesane, Nkosinathi Sibisi and Grant Kekana as options that can play at right centre-back.
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The lanky defender has now missed six games for his club.
His last slice of action was in the Bafana jersey in the thrills and spills tie against South Sudan in September.
Ngezana had reported for Bafana duty in high spirits after helping FCSB secure Europa League group stage qualification, which came with the ticket of playing Manchester United.
The 27-year-old had also been on target for his first league goal in the days leading to the Bafana camp for games against Uganda and South Sudan.
This then meant Broos had him leading his central defence but didn't come out with top marks after being caught off-guard for the two goals conceded against South Sudan.
Since heading back to Bucharest, Ngezana has not played club football due to a muscle injury that will keep him out until the end of October, as per reports in Romania.
It is reported that he will only be back in action towards the end of October for the cup game against Dinamo Bucuresti.
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This means he will then be available for FIFA dates from November 11-19, by which time he could have played another four games.
Despite a slow start to his career at FCSB last season, Ngezana has been a regular at the 1986 European champions and it is for this reason that he has broken into the Bafana squad.