The South African Football Association (SAFA) held
a press conference on Monday, November 5, at SAFA House in Nasrec,
Johannesburg, where national team Coach Gordon Igesund named his the squad for the
upcoming international friendly against Zambia.
The South
African national team will host the defending African Cup of Nations at the FNB
Stadium on Wednesday, November 14, in the Nelson Mandela Challenge. It will be
Igesund’s fifth game at the helm of Bafana, with his record currently standing
at two wins and two loses.
Igesund,
a four time PSL winning coach, took over from coach Pitso Mosimane earlier this
year and is looking at rebuilding the squad for the upcoming 2013 Afcon, which
will be hosted in South Africa.
Following
losses to Brazil and Poland, and wins against Kenya and Mozambique, Igesund’s
squad is beginning to take shape and the picture is looking a lot clearer in
the Bafana setup.
The
national squad selection is showing more consistency in the coach’s progression
on the bench, with indications that the squad is coming together as a team.
Igesund
and his technical team have selected a 24-man squad for the international
friendly, with some notable changes, including re-calls for Moroka Swallows’
Katlego Mashego and Golden Arrows’ Thanduyise Khuboni. The coach explained
that his squad is 75% to 80% complete and that there could be a few changes
ahead of next year’s Afcon.
Full Bafana Bafana squad:
Goalkeepers:
Itumeleng
Khune (Kaizer Chiefs)
Darren
Keet (K.V. Kortrijk) (Belgium)
Defenders:
Anele
Ngcongca (Racing Club Genk) (Belgium)
Siyabonga
Sangweni (Orlando Pirates)
Bongani
Khumalo (PAOK) (Greece) - captain
Bevan
Fransman (SuperSport United)
Ricardo
Nunes (MSK Zilina) (Slovakia)
Punch
Masenamela (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Thabo
Nthethe (Bloemfontein Celtic)
Midfielders:
Dean
Furman (Oldham Athletic) (England)
Thanduyise
Khuboni (Golden Arrows)
Reneilwe
Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs)
Lerato
Chabangu (Moroka Swallows)
Kagisho
Dikgacoi (Crystal Palace) (England)
Teko
Modise (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Oupa
Manyisa (Orlando Pirates)
Thuso
Phala (Platinum Stars)
Sifiso
Myeni (Orlando Pirates)
Siphiwe
Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)
Delron
Buckley (Maritzburg United)
Strikers:
Bernard
Parker (Kaizer Chiefs)
Katlego
Mashego (Moroka Swallows)
Tokelo
Rantie (Malmo FF) (Sweden)
Kermit
Erasmus (SuperSport United)
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