Bafana Bafana midfielder Themba Zwane will reach a significant milestone should he play against Congo Brazzaville in a crunch 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Friday, 11 October.
Zwane will earn his 50th cap should he face the visiting Congolese side.
Themba Zwane made his debut back in 2014
Zwane, alongside captain Ronwen Williams (46 caps) and Percy Tau (also 46 caps), is one of the most experienced players in the team seeking to qualify for the continental tournament to be held in Morocco next year.
The Tembisa-born midfielder made his Bafana Bafana debut in 2014 in a clash against Australia when the nations played to a 1-1 draw in a friendly international, coming off the bench wearing jersey number 8 to replace Ayanda Patosi at ANZ Stadium in Sydney in Australia.
He has made 49 appearances for a total of 3 479 minutes and has scored 12 goals to date.
His first Bafana Bafana goal came against Burkina Faso in a FIFA World Cup qualifier the South African senior men’s national team won 3-1 at FNB Stadium on 7 October 2017.
The 35-year-old Zwane has been hailed as one of South Africa’s finest ever midfielders and has been a regular fixture in head coach Hugo Broos’s side in recent years.
Kick-off is at 19:00.
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