Bafana Bafana boss Hugo Broos has confirmed late call-ups for Sinoxolo Kwayiba and Bathusi Aubaas as replacements for Jayden Adams and Thalente Mbatha.
While Mbatha picked up an injury in the MTN8 final last weekend, Adams was dropped for not arriving in camp on time.
South Africa take on Congo Brazzaville in two up and coming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Broos explained on SABC Sport: “Jayden Adams is replaced by [Sinoxolo] Kwayiba – why? I will not give so much comment about that, but the behaviour of Jayden forced me to put him out of the team.
“A good professional attitude is the – ja, if you ask something about a player, it’s that they are professionals, so if I feel that a guy doesn’t have that attitude, then for me it’s done.
“He’s not a guy who is 16, he’s not an old player either, but if he has the attitude that he had, the only thing I can do is get him out of the group, because this is not what I want from players.
“In the past months, several times I said, ‘What a group I have.’ I was so happy with the group – the right attitude, the right behaviour, professional, and everything you want.
“So, I can’t afford to let someone in that doesn’t have that attitude anymore, so it’s up to Jayden now to think about it, on what he’s going to do with his future.”