Mduduzi Shabalala and Wandile Duba had been amongst 9 gamers who had been handed their official Bafana Bafana debuts within the COSAFA Cup on Wednesday.
Bafana’s B facet suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Mozambique of their event opener, however head coach Vela Khumalo handed a number of gamers their full debuts.
With COSAFA being recognised as an official FIFA event, these gamers have now formally been capped for South Africa, Chiefs duo Shabalala and Duba, who each got here off the bench, amongst these debutants.
Within the beginning XI, SuperSport United trio Thakasani Mbanjwa, Ime Okon and Gape Moralo, Orlando Pirates’ Kabelo Dlamini, Stellenbosch FC’s Sanele Barns and Sekhukhune United’s Vuyo Letlapa all made their debuts.
Final however not least, Richards Bay’s Fezile Gcaba additionally made his debut off the bench, albeit simply approaching within the 87th minute.
Under are all 9 Bafana debutants:
- Thakasani Mbanjwa (SuperSport United)
- Ime Okon (SuperSport United)
- Gape Moralo (SuperSport United)
- Kabelo Dlamini (Orlando Pirates)
- Sanele Barns (Stellenbosch FC)
- Vuyo Letlapa (Sekhukhune United)
- Mduduzi Shabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Wandile Duba (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Fezile Gcaba (Richards Bay)
