Broos Miffed Galaxy Player Ndamane Misses Bafana Call With No Passport

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is irritated TS Galaxy centreback Khulumani Ndamane missed out on a career-enhancing national call-up because he does not have a passport.

Broos felt the 20-year-old defender, who has caught the Bafana coaching staff's eye with solid performances for the Rockets in recent weeks, had enough time from being named in a preliminary squad on March 4 to try to arrange a passport.

Announcing his final squad on Thursday for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho at Peter Mokaba Stadium on March 21 and an away game against Benin in Ivory Coast on March 25, Broos revealed Ndamane would have made the cut.

The young centreback has impressed as Galaxy have gone on a strong run under Adnan Beganovic since he replaced Sead Ramovic in November, moving up to fifth place in the Betway Premiership on the back of eight wins, six draws and two defeats in the Bosnian-Herzegovinian coach's 16 league matches.

Its amazing that if you make a preliminary list, still there are players who dont have a passport. That happened with Ndamane, Broos said.