South Africa face the Harambee Stars at the Orlando Amstel Arena on Friday 13 November before travelling to East Africa the following Tuesday.
Cutting his squad from 38 down to 27, Mosimane dropped a number of players, including Themba Zwane, Nkosinathi Sibisi, Lebhang Maboe and McCarthy.
Despite enjoying some good club form with Sabah FK, that includes a goal in the Champions League, the defender missed out as Mosimane selected a backline including Aubrey Modiba, Samukele Kabini, Fawaaz Basadien, Thapelo Morena, Thabang Matuludi, Olwethu Makhanya, Ime Okon and Mbekezeli Mbokazi.
"I would like to also touch a little bit, just one point, especially on defenders. We saw Aden McCarthy. He scored also, right? He scored in the Championship League. But we need to give Mbokazi an opportunity to be back with the national team because he has done exceptionally well for the national team," said Mosimane on SABC.
"He played in the World Cup, right? And then Olwethu Makhanya has been playing, right? So you see now where we fall with McCarthy, he's doing well we all know that.
“If I had a friendly like with Egypt I'd call all of them. They'd all be here and play and we see them.”
Bafana Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane believes Benni McCarthy's familiarity with Bafana Bafana will not give Kenya a significant advantage ahead of their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying encounter.
Kenya coach Benni McCarthy has urged his side to compete for positive results when they face South Africa in back-to-back 2027 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Bafana Bafana boss Pitso Mosimane has named a final 27-man squad for the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of the Nations qualifiers against Benni McCarthy's Kenya.
Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso and three players have been nominated for the upcoming CAF awards to be hosted by Nigeria in December.
