Former Bafana Bafana coach Owen Da Gama has offered advice to current incumbent Hugo Broos on how to mitigate an increasing number of injuries ahead of two upcoming friendly internationals.
Broos' side faces Mozambique this Thursday and Angola the following weekend with several players sidelined.
Thabang Phete, Sithole, Maela, Sibisi, Mayambela, and Lyle Foster are some of the players who are struggling with injuries.
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"You must always have a pool of players you know, there is always a plan B and plan A you know," Owen Da Gama tells KickOff.
"I was listening to the coach's comments on Kodisang and Mothiba you know.
"Where he was saying they basically did not have much game time, they've just started playing now.
"But I definitely think they are the type of players that we need, they should be part of the pool.
"But if there are injuries then certainly there could be options you know.
"Because definitely, they are part of the future.
"Definitely injuries do affect preparations, but that happens to the best of teams.
"Sadio Mane, we don't know if he is going to the World Cup or not, it's part of the game.
"You got to prepare yourself thoroughly for eventualities like that.
"When your squad is too thin and you depend too much on certain players and when they are not there, that's serious trouble for the national team."
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