Come to the stadiums, come to Durban, come to Cape Town and support Bafana – Broos – South African Football Association

19 March 2026 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named the final squad to face Panama in two international friendly matches later this month.

Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium and DHL Cape Town Stadium will host the two matches against the Central American country. The South African senior men’s national team will host the first match at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday 27 March before facing the visitors in the second game in Cape Town on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.

Broos appealed to supporters in KwaZulu-Natal and in the Western Cape to descend on the two stadiums in large numbers and support the South African senior men’s national team.

“Come to the stadium and support us. You saw what it means for the players when the supporters are there, and there is a good crowd at the stadium. The players do more when there is a difficult moment in the game, or when we play a difficult game (and a passionate crowd offers support in numbers). Just come to the stadiums, come to Durban, come to Cape Town and support us, and then it will be easier for us to deliver good performances,” he said.

The team will assemble in Tshwane on Monday, 23 March 2026 and remain in the nation’s capital until Thursday morning when they depart to Durban.

Panama officials will start arriving in South Africa from Friday, 20 March 2026 and the rest of the team will land in Durban on Monday afternoon. They start training on Tuesday afternoon.

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