Da Gama announces 'surprise' Bafana team
Da Gama will take charge of the friendlies even though the SA Football Association will announce a new coach soon
Bafana Bafana caretaker-coach Owen da Gama named an adventurous squad for two friendlies in March that included a recall for Kamohelo Mokotjo‚ and call-ups for SA Under-20 internationals Luther Singh and Phakamani Mahlambi. Mamelodi Sundowns' blisteringly in-form Percy Tau has also had a call‚ as has Kaizer Chiefs defender Lorenzo Gordinho. Lens striker Kermit Erasmus – who‚ like FC Twente midfielder Mokotjo‚ had become estranged from Bafana under Shakes Mashaba‚ who was sacked as head coach in late December – has also been recalled. Mahlambi and Singh have done duty with the Amajita team that reached the semifinals of the Caf U-20 Africa Cup of Nations‚ losing their against hosts Zambia on Wednesday night. The friendlies against Guinea-Bissau on March 25 at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban and Angola on March 28 at a venue in SA to be announced take place on Fifa International dates. Da Gama will take charge of the friendlies even though the SA Football Association will announce a n...
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