Fawaaz Basadien and Thabo Molosaine have been called up to the Bafana Bafana squad for this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin.

Stellenbosch FC will have two representatives in the South Africa men’s national team this month after defenders Fawaaz Basadien and Thabo Moloisane were named in coach Hugo Broos’ 23-man squad.

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South Africa, who currently occupy second place in the Group C standings in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, will host Lesotho in Polokwane on 21 March before taking on the challenge of Benin four days later.

Basadien made his international debut in November last year when he featured in back-to-back CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying wins over Uganda and South Sudan, while Moloisane boasts three caps to his name from the 2024 COSAFA Cup competition.

Their club teammates Ashley Cupido, Devin Titus, and Sage Stephens, who were all named in the preliminary squad, miss out on selection this time around.

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Elsewhere, earlier this week, Stellies’ Faiz Abrahams, Langelihle Phili, and Tylon Smith, along with goalkeeper coach Morne Crumpton, were named in the preliminary South Africa U-20 national team squad for two friendlies against Botswana later this month.