Tshegofatso Mabasa plays down his omission from Bafana Bafana squad

Mabasa says he will continue biding his time and waiting for that call-up.

After finishing the league programme with 16 goals this past weekend, he had had been touted to return to Hugo Broos’ squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

He likens his situation to Mamelodi Sundowns livewire Themba Zwane who was once ignored by the national team coach and is a darling today.

"In all honesty, not really, yes each and every player wants to play for the national team but I believe that if it's meant to happen, it will happen at some point. Look at Mshishi what happened with him, I mean he wasn't selected at all and now he's being selected each and every camp,” Mabasa said.

“So, for me, it's not something that I think about quite a lot. Yes, I've been doing well and yeah, like I said if it's meant to happen, it will happen. So, I'm not worried about that at all.”

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Mabasa, who started the season on loan at Moroka Swallows and scored six goals in 13 matches there, says a strong mentality has helped him achieve what he’s managed to do this season.

"Look I started obviously elsewhere beginning of the season but one thing that hasn't changed for me this season it's the sort of mentality that I've had. The confidence that I've had since the beginning of the season and I think it has helped me to achieve the things that I have achieved during the course of the season as well,” he added.

“And obvioulsy the support that I've been getting whether I was at Swallows, whether I was here. I mean that support that I've been getting this season from my fellow teammates, it's been amazing and I'm just really grateful for everything that they've done for me throughout this campaign so far."