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Broos banks on local stars for World Cup | SA News

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa coach Hugo Broos will rely heavily on locals at the 2026 World Cup — bucking a trend among African qualifiers to choose Europe-based players.  

The 74-year-old former Belgium defender, who retires from football after the global showcase, has 25 South African Premiership players in a 32-man provisional squad that will be trimmed this week.

There are no locals in the squads of Cape Verde, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast and Senegal, and Tunisia selected just six.  

South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Ghana and shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco have still to name their final squads.

Apart from South Africa, only Egypt, with 18 locals in a…

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