The Bafana Bafana preliminary squad for the 2026 Afcon was released on Monday, adding to the build up.
It’s expected that coach Hugo Broos will name his final 23-man Bafana squad for the Afcon in the coming days.
SAFA in a good footballing state
It has been a successful last couple of years for Bafana and SAFA. They have seen the senior national team defy the odds to achieve bronze at the previous Afcon in Ivory Coast. Then further success with both the SA U17 and U20 sides qualifying for their respective World Cups. With Amajita being crowned Afcon champions. The senior team have also qualified for their continental show piece in Morocco next month. After that, they added the elusive World Cup qualification for the first time since the 2002 event.
Now all of these successes have restored national pride in our football teams. It has become more and more fashionable to buy and wear Bafana jersey’s. Now ahead of the next Afcon, SAFA are looking to take advantage of the hype by releasing new national team merchandise.
Drop new merchandise ahead of Afcon
According to the official pages of Bafana Bafana, there is a whole variety of national team wear in store. These include fresh caps, beanies, golf shirts, t-shirt. One item that is expected to be hot off the shelf is a unisex golfer. It shares the same pattern as the classic 1998 World Cup jersey. According to the page, it will cost R600.
furthermore, After the Afcon, SAFA are set to return to their former kit manufacturer in Adidas. That could offer more and even better merchandise collaboration in the future. But even in the interim, the association are certainly not resting on their laurels.
What are your thoughts on it?
Here are the pictures of the Bafana merchandise on the link below. What are your thoughts, which one is your favourite? Will you be buying any of the items? Let us know in the comments section below.
