Mosimane embarks on road to 2013

Bafana Bafana coach, Pitso Mosimane put to rest the 2012 Afcon fiasco and embarked on the 2013 Afcon journey when he announced his 28-man squad for the Nelson Mandela Cup Challenge on November 12.

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder George Lebese, Jomo Cosmos striker Siyabonga Nontshinga, Golden Arrows defender Musa Bilankulu and Ajax Cape Town midfielder, Granwald Scott are the four new players that have been called up to kick off the building process for the 2013 Afcon squad.

“The clash against Ivory Coast is aligned to our preparations for 2013 Afcon because the vision is now different as we are hosting. So ideally, we would like to play the top-ranked eight nations on the continent to give ourselves good preparation. We have great belief that Cote D'Ivoire will pose a very strong challenge and that is what we need,” said Mosimane.

Meanwhile, MaximalfFootball.com understands that Ivory Coast striker, Didier Drogba may miss the November-12 clash to undergo surgery. The Elephants have called up a strong squad which, apart from Drogba, includes Arsenal’s Gervinho, Galatasarray’s Emmanuel Eboue, Manchester City’s Kolo and Yaya Toure and Chelsea’s Salomon Kalou.

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Bafana Bafana squad

Goalkeepers: Moeneeb Josephs, Wayne Sandilands

Defenders: Morgan Gould, Happy Jele, Siboniso Gaxa, Tsepo Masilela, Bongani Khumalo, Anele Ngcongca, Siyabonga Sangweni, Punch Masenamela, Musa Bilankulu, Bevan Fransman

Midfielders: Daylon Claasen, Hlompho Kekana, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Oupa Manyisa, Thanduyise Khuboni, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Teko Modise, Granwald Scott, George Lebese, George Maluleka, Steven Pienaar

Strikers: Kermit Erasmus, Siyabonga Nontshinga, Katlego Mphela and Bradley Grobler.

Ivory Coast squad

Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren, Belgium), Daniel Yeboah (Asec Mimosas, Ivory Coast)

Defenders: Benjamin Angoua (Valenciennes, France), Igor Lolo (Kuban Krasnodar, Russia), Arthur Boka (VFB Stuttgart, Germany), Siaka Tiene (Paris Saint Germain, France), Emmanuel Eboue (Galatasary, Turkey), Kolo Toure (Manchester City, England)

Midfielders: Cheik Tiote (Newcastle United, England), Max Gradel (Saint-Etienne, France), Didier Zokora (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Yaya Toure (Manchester City, England), Jean-Jacques Gosso (Orduspor, Turkey), Coulibaly Kafoumba (Nice, France), Didier Ya Konan (Hanover 98, Germany)

Strikers: Wilfried Bony (Vitesse Arnhem, Holland), Gervinho (Arsenal, England), Abdul Kader Keita (Al-Sadd, Qatar), Salomon Kalou, Didier Drogba (both Chelsea, England) and Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow, Russia)

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