Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brandon Petersen’s was left out of the Bafana Bafana squad for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
You have to feel for Brandon Petersen. He has done such a sterling job with Kaizer Chiefs this season that he must have felt entirely confident of earning his spot in Bafana Bafana’s 2026 Fifa World Cup-bound squad. But it was not to be.
Petersen was one of six casualties — alongside Lebohang Maboe, Patrick Maswanganyi, Thabiso Monyane, Brooklyn Poggenpoel, and Thapelo Morena — who were dropped by coach Hugo Broos during his live final squad announcement on Wednesday night.
Petersen cannot afford to let his head drop, though. He must keep his chin up, having proven that he is one of the safest pairs of hands the country has produced in recent times, guiding Kaizer Chiefs to a vastly improved third-place finish in the Premiership standings.
Petersen kept an impressive 15 clean sheets in 24 matches, proving his worth through fine goalkeeping exploits that gave Chiefs a fighting chance in matches where rivals Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns were heavily tipped to walk all over them.
