Bafana defender Makhanya earns high praise on European debut
Bafana Bafana central defender Olwethu Makhanya picked up the Man-of-the-Match Award as Glasgow Rangers beat Czech side Jablonec 1-0 at Ibrox on Thursday in the first leg of their play-off for the league phase of the Uefa Europa Conference League.
Bafana’s Makhanya stars for Rangers The 22-year-old Makhanya, who was part of Hugo Broos’ Bafana squad at the 2026 Fifa World Cup finals, joined Rangers this season from US Major League Soccer (MLS) side Philadelphia Union, and was praised after Thursday’s game by Rangers head coach Derek McInnes.
They were knocked out of the Uefa Europa League by Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok and picked up just one point from their opening two Scottish Premiership games.
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