Orlando Pirates midfielder Patrick Maswanganyi has been withdrawn from the Bafana Bafana squad to do battle with Lesotho and Benin.

The 26-year-old playmaker missed the Buccaneers’ 2-1 win over Mamelodi Sundowns on Sunday. On Monday, it was reported that Maswanganyi sustained an damage throughout coaching a day earlier than the Downs sport.

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos stated he was unaware that the Orlando Pirates star was injured.

“If my data is correct, he was injured on Saturday already at coaching or one thing, I don’t know,” he stated as per FARPost. “So all people knew that Patrick was with the nationwide workforce. I believed at that second they’d name and say look, ‘Maswanganyi is injured and might’t play tomorrow [Sunday]. He can’t be within the camp’.

“That offers us extra time to search for one other participant. So this morning, with all the opposite issues, we needed to name him [Rodney Maphangule], and we’re fortunate that he’s staying right here in Polokwane. Think about if he was coming from Chippa or no matter. That we needed to wait, meaning he would solely arrive tomorrow right here [in Polokwane],” Broos added.

Bafana to play with out Orlando Pirates playmaker

“So yeah, a bit of bit extra occupied with the truth that your participant can play, injured or not injured, simply give the data. You don’t should name me. Name the workforce physician [Thulani Ngwenya] and say, ‘Look, there’s a drawback with Patrick. He’s not prepared for the camp, okay?’

“However then we have now to attend and wait. Final evening at 20:00, I obtained a name from the workforce saying Patrick was injured,” Broos stated.

Bafana Bafana squad has 4 Orlando Pirates gamers after Tito was withdrawn.

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