Tau and Manyama get nod from Bafana caretaker Da Gama

Owen da Gama wanted to retain the core of the side that beat Senegal in November in his Bafana Bafana squad for March’s two friendlies‚ while also introducing youth and recalling players who had been overlooked. Bafana caretaker-coach Da Gama named a squad on Thursday at Safa House for the internationals against Guinea-Bissau on March 25 and Angola on March 28 that has already been praised for its adventurism. Mamelodi Sundowns’ blisteringly in-form Percy Tau and Cape Town City’s destructive winger Lebogang Manyama have finally been handed long-overdue call-ups.

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