28 December 2023 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has announced his final squad for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire.
Broos selected 23 players and put another three on standby, saying this is the personnel that will do battle in the West African country against the continent’s best national teams.
“If we do not go past the group stages, we will not be happy, and that is for sure,” the Bafana Bafana coach said after announcing the team for the tournament on Thursday afternoon (28 December 2023).
“I think that has to be the first goal. You know, going past the group stages is one of the most difficult things to do in the tournament. It is like that because you are playing against three opponents that are 100 percent motivated, and they also want to go past those group stage,” said the Bafana Bafana coach.
Broos’ charges will assemble for camp on 4 January 2024 and then travel to Stellenbosch for a training camp that will be held in the Western Cape city until 9 January 2024.
Bafana Bafana will then play a training match against Lesotho behind closed doors at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville before departing for Côte d’Ivoire on 11 January 2024.
Bafana Bafana 23-man AFCON squad:
Goalkeepers:
Ronwen Williams – 
Sundowns
Ricardo Goss – SuperSport
Defenders:
Nyiko Mobbie – Sekhukhune
Khuliso Mudau – Sundowns
Grant Kekana – Sundowns
Nkosanathi Sibisi – Pirates
Mothobi Mvala – Sundowns
Siyanda Xulu – SuperSport
Terrence Mashego – Sundowns
Aubrey Modiba – Sundowns
Midfielders:
Teboho Mokoena – Sundowns
Jayden Adams – Stellenbosch
Thabang Monare – Pirates
Yaya Sithole – 
Tondela
Forwards:
Thapelo Morena – Sundowns
Mihlali Mayambela – 
Aris
Themba Zwane – Sundowns
Evidence Makgopa – Pirates
Percy Tau – 
Al Ahly
Zakhele Lepasa – Pirates
Thapelo Maseko – Sundowns
Oswin Appollis – Polokwane
Standby:
– Ox Mthethwa
– Elias Mokwana
– Tapelo Xoki
