Who will make the final cut? Broos names Bafana World Cup squad tonight

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · May 27, 2026 · 341 words · By Mahlatse Mphahlele

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All eyes will be on Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos on Wednesday night when he announces the 2026 Fifa World Cup squad at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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What happened

All eyes will be on Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos on Wednesday night when he announces the 2026 Fifa World Cup squad at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Why it matters

Broos announced the preliminary squad last week but he will trim it to between 23 and 26 players, which is the number allowed by Fifa for the tournament.

Common ground

There are a number of players that are almost certainties when fit, such as Ronwen Williams, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Aubrey Modiba, Khuliso Mudau, Teboho Mokoena, Jayden Adams, Oswin Appollis, Relebohile Mofokeng and Lyle Foster.

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Claim 1: “Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos on Wednesday night when he announces the 2026 Fifa World Cup squad at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House with President Cyril Ramaphosa.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent web search results confirm that Hugo Broos announced the 2026 FIFA World Cup squad at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament which will be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The 48 national teams involved in the tourna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_squads

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hugo Henri Broos (born 10 April 1952) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the South Africa national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Broos

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Claim 2: “Broos announced the preliminary squad last week”

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Web search results explicitly state that Hugo Broos named a preliminary 32-player squad on May 21, 2026, which precedes the final squad announcement.

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Claim 3: “Modiba missed the second leg of the Champions League final for Mamelodi Sundowns against AS FAR in Morocco at the weekend due to injury”

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The claim states Modiba missed the second leg of the final against AS FAR in Morocco due to injury. However, evidence from a web search describes Aubrey Modiba being challenged by Ahmed Atef of Pyramids during the CAF Champions League final second leg, indicating he played in the final, but the opponent was Pyramids, not AS FAR (who played in the first leg).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 CAF Champions League final were the final matches of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League, the 61st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_CAF_Champions_League_fina…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aubrey Maphosa Modiba (born 22 July 1995) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a left-midfielder and left-back for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Modiba

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as the Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Gauteng that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamelodi_Sundowns_F.C.

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Claim 4: “he will trim it to between 23 and 26 players, which is the number allowed by Fifa for the tournament.”

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Web search results confirm that FIFA allows teams to select up to 26 players for the World Cup roster.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, also marketed as FIFA Club World Cup 25, was the 21st edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, an international club soccer competition organized by FIFA. This was also the fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Club_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FIFA World Cup songs and anthems are tunes and songs adopted officially by FIFA (or by official broadcasters and partners selected by FIFA), to be used prior to the World Cup event and to accompany th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_songs_a…

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