The South Africa national team have been dealt a major blow ahead of their must-win 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) encounter against Namibia on Friday.
Bafana are still reeling from their Group D opening day disappointment where they fell to West African giants Ivory Coast.
The result meant that the Elephants moved level with Morocco on three points and have two games remaining.
Nonetheless, Bafana head coach Stuart Baxter has not hidden the importance of the game, but his task will get a lot more difficult with his often-preferred central midfielder Dean Furman set to sit out the match.