Bafana
Bafana head coach Gordon Igesund will not be bringing in any replacements for
injured strikers Benni McCarthy and Dino Ndlovu for the international friendly
match against Mozambique on Tuesday, 11 September 2012.
Bafana
Bafana will play in a double-header with the South African Under 20 Men’s
National Team playing in the first match at 17h30 against Botswana in an
international friendly clash.
McCarthy
and Ndlovu suffered a hamstring and a dislocated shoulder respectively in South
Africa’s one nil (1-0) loss to Brazil on Friday, 7 September at the Estadio do
Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paolo Brazil. The
duo has since been released from the squad.
“It
is sad that we have lost the two players but it is part of the game there’s not
much we can do but wish them a speedy recovery. We have only one training
session on Monday (10 September) so it doesn’t help to bring in any
replacements.
The
situation also gives me a chance to see and work with the players in the squad
who did not get an opportunity against Brazil and I am confident they will
raise their hands when given the opportunity,” said Igesund.
England-based
midfielder Kagiso Dikgacoi has also been released to return to his club,
leaving Igesund with 21 players to work with.
Bafana
Bafana has already arrived in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga to complete preparations
ahead of the Mozambique encounter which will be played at the Mbombela Stadium.
Kickoff
is at 20h30.
After
flying for about nine hours from Sao Paolo to South Africa, and a further 40
minutes from Johannesburg to Nelspruit, the players had a regeneration session
where they loosened their muscles in the swimming pool.
They
have been given the afternoon off and return to training on Monday at the
Mbombela Stadium at 11h00.
