Vilakazi ruptured his left tendon Achilles in a practice match against SuperSport United on Wednesday morning.
Bafana won the match 1-0 courtesy of a first half goal by Lebo Mothiba.
City beat the Bafana Bafana camp by announcing Links’ call-up first on their social media accounts.
“Gift Links has been called up to represent Bafana Bafana against the Seychelles in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers,” read a tweet from City.
For more news your way, download The Citizen’s app for iOS and Android.
Download our app and read this and other great stories on the move. Available for Android and iOS.