Thabiso Monyane of Kaizer Chiefs FC during the Betway Premiership 2025/26 match between Golden Arrows and Kaizer Chiefs at Moses Mabhida Stadium, in Durban on 30 August 2025 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has called up Thabiso Monyane to replace the injured Nyiko Mobbie for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Nigeria.
South Africa cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Lesotho at the Free State Stadium on Friday evening.
Mobbie suffered an injury in the sixth minute and was subsequently replaced by Zuko Mdunyelwa, who saw out the result of the game.
Bafana will go into this fixture sitting in first place in the Group C standings with 16 points after seven matches.
“The injury happened as a result of a clash of heads in the first half and he sustained a fracture of the eye socket in three places,” Dr Molobi said.
Thabiso Monyane joined the Bafana Bafana camp on Saturday and immediately headed to training with his teammates at the Petrus Molemela Stadium. He replaces Nyiko Mobbie, who was injured during the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho on Friday.#BafanaPride@SABC_Sport pic.twitter.com/YNERP28MQI
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