Following the final release of the FUT Team of the Week, we look back at the South African players that were selected for the weekly squads. Check it out!
What's the story?
Over the 26 releases of the FUT Team of the Week squads on FIFA 23, two Bafana Bafana ballers were recognised by EA for their stellar performances and were picked on separate occasions for the TOTW.
Orlando Pirates Monnapule Saleng and Mamelodi Sundowns talisman Themba Zwane were the only local ballers to be picked in a TOTW this season.
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Let's take a closer look...
Saleng Zwane's TOTW selections
Both Monnapule Saleng and Themba Zwane have produced some top class performances this season, with the latter also making an impact for Hugo Broos' Bafana Bafana outfit.
Zwane, who's rated 75 on Sundowns' return to FIFA 23, was selected in TOTW 2 after he scored a brace for Bafana a 4-0 win over Sierra Leone at the FNB Stadium in September last year.
"Mshishi" received an upgraded card of 80 after his dazzling National team display, seeing him selected in a TOTW squad alongside Christian Eriksen, Kai Havertz, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah.
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Saleng, who's had a breakthrough season with the Buccaneers under Jose Riveiro, scored 3 of his ten league goals this season in an away fixture against Swallows in the DStv Premiership, which saw him included in the TOTW 17.
The Pirates winger featured in the squad along with African stars Samuel Chukwueze and Mo Salah, becoming the second South African star to be selected by EA Sports after a remarkable hat-trick in the OG Soweto derby.
The baller was given a solid in-form rating of 79, originally having a 67-rating on FIFA 23.
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