{"id":36684,"date":"2026-06-10T11:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&p=36684"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:23:12","slug":"bafana-bafana-hints-aubrey-modiba-could-be-fit-for-mexico-clash","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/bafana-bafana-hints-aubrey-modiba-could-be-fit-for-mexico-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Bafana Bafana hints Aubrey Modiba could be fit for Mexico clash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good news in the Bafana Bafana camp ahead of their crunch 2026 FIFA World Cup opening game against Mexico on Thursday as head coach Hugo Broos hinted that defender Aubrey Modiba could be available for selection.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Modiba has been undergoing treatment for a hamstring injury since the end of the season and has not been training with the team, while sitting out of the last two matches against Nicaragua and Jamaica.<\/div>\n
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However, Broos has told SABC Sport that \u2018The Postman\u2019 will start training with the team on Tuesday.<\/div>\n
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\u201cNo, I think things are going well with Aubrey and we\u2019ll give him special treatment, so I think from tomorrow he will train with the group,\u201d says Broos.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd if nothing happens in the next days, Aubrey should be available for the game on Thursday.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Broos also expresses his happiness with the facilities and warmth of the people in Pachuca, their base camp for this World Cup, and says their success will be largely influenced by the reception they have found here.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s very important, once we knew the draw in December and we knew we had to play our first game, the opening game, against Mexico, immediately I knew we needed a place where we could prepare in relation to the high altitude,\u201d he adds.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSo I visited Pachuca in the end of February and I was very happy with the accommodation, with the pitches and I was very happy with what we found there at the University of Football you have everything you want and need to prepare.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAlso, the people are very helpful, we can\u2019t ask for anything because before we ask, it\u2019s already there, so again I\u2019m very happy that we are here, and if we have good results in the World Cup, it\u2019s certainly because we have magnificent preparation here in Pachuca,\u201d Coach Broos explains.<\/div>\n
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