Bafana Squad To Face Egypt Announced
May 19, 2011 by Brown Shuga
Coach Pitso Mosimane has announced the South African squad that will take on Egypt in the June 5th African Cup of Nations qualifyer that will be played in Cairo.
Goalkeepers:
- Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Wayne Sandilands (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Mbongeni Mzimela (AmaZulu)
Defenders:
- Bevan Fransman (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
- Morgan Gould (SuperSport United)
- Siyabonga Sangweni (Golden Arrows)
- Tsepho Masilela (Maccabi Haifa)
- Anele Ngcongca (Genk)
- Mzivukile Tom (Golden Arrows)
- Siboniso Gaxa (Lierse)
- Happy Jele (Orlando Pirates)
Midfielders:
- Siphiwe Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Steven Pienaar (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Andile Jali (Orlando Pirates)
- Kagisho Dikgacoi (Crystal Palace)
- Thulani Serero (Ajax Cape Town)
- Hlompo Kekana (Bloemfontein Celtic)
- Tlou Segolela (Orlando Pirates)
- George Maluleka (Ajax Cape Town)
Strikers:
- Katlego Mphela (Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Bernard Parker (FC Twente)
- Davide Somma (Leeds)
The squad assembles on Sunday, 22 May 2011 at 21h00 at the OR Tambo Southern Sun Hotel, and leaves for Rustenburg on Monday, 23 May 2011 at 09h30.The will be holding camp at the Royal Marang Sports Complex in Phokeng/Rustenburg.
The head coach has invited a further four (4) players to train with Bafana Bafana.
- Bhongolwethu Jayiya (Bidvest Wits)
- Sifiso Myeni (Bidvest Wits)
- Punch Masenamela (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Kermit Erasmus (Supersport United)
These players will spend a week with Bafana Bafana and are expected to leave camp on Sunday, 29 May 2011.
In the first week of camp, the team will be without the services of captain Steven Pienaar, Tsepo Masilela and Bevan Fransman who are rounding off their league season, as well as the Orlando Pirates trio of Andile Jali, Happy Jele and Tlou Segolela who are involved in the Nedbank Cup final. They are only expected in Rustenburg from Sunday, 29 May 2011.
International players, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Siboniso Gaxa, Davide Somma, Bernard Parker, and Anele Ngcongca are expected on the first day of camp.
In other news, South Africa has also gone up 1 spot in both African and global Fifa rankings. They’ve risen 48 places in the global rankings since Pitso took over as head coach.
See below:
Africa’s Top Ten (global ranking in brackets):
1. Ghana (15)
2. Ivory Coast (21)
3. Egypt (36)
4. South Africa (38)
5. Nigeria (39)
6. Senegal (40)
7. Algeria (41)
8. Burkina Faso (44)
9. Cameroon (49)
10. Libya (58)
Happy with the Egypt Squad? I don’t think we have anything to complain about. At least I don’t.
Bongani Khumalo is out coz of injury and the only uncapped player in the team is the Amazulu keeper, Mzimela
ThatoM on Thu, 19th May 2011 1:49 pm
Auuuuuuuuuuuw my hunny is back *happy dance* I can’t wait to watch this game,Tshepo Masilela u beauty u
kakapana on Thu, 19th May 2011 1:53 pm
FINALLY Happy Jele gets a proper call up, I’m so happy for him. Now I’m just waiting for Mahamutsa and Jimmy Judas to get their long overdue call up.
kakapana on Thu, 19th May 2011 1:55 pm
Ohterwise, I’m very happy with the squad.
Thato on Thu, 19th May 2011 2:37 pm
I see my hubby is coming home, someone hook me up tu…Anele…. hehehe ThatoM there is a woman on twitter who is harassing girls telling them to leave her hubby(Tsepo) alone. is it you? *hides*
ThatoM on Thu, 19th May 2011 4:23 pm
No Thato its not me lol mara shem ass ya abuti ona eFresh yoh…
Zida on Thu, 19th May 2011 7:15 pm
My poor baby. Come home bhabha. Some TLC is awaiting you.
I’m happy with the squad. Great to see Gould and Parker there too. I have a soft spot for those boys.
Mmaditaba on Thu, 19th May 2011 8:45 pm
Yeeyi we are no.3 in Africa and top of Nigeria hahaha
So glad to see uJele finaly called! Uya defender lomfana i knw he’ll do us proud! Oh my magwegwe uJali *fans self*
I like the squad except Parker. That guy just doesnt do it for me on the field!
Brown Shuga on Thu, 19th May 2011 8:54 pm
Mmaditaba, what are you reading? We are no.4, they are No.5
Mmaditaba on Thu, 19th May 2011 9:19 pm
Lmfbao @BS >returns in my n0.4 lane< lmao angbonanga kahle .okay well atleast we still above them
kazisongo on Fri, 20th May 2011 7:52 am
Im also happy with the squad. Hopefully my hubby will start the game, no prizes for guessing who that is
boitsss on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:20 am
What happened to Teko modise? I haven’t heard of or seen him in ages