SA HAVE been forced into one squad change ahead of this weekend’s World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso.Isaac Nhlapo of Platinum Stars received a first call-up as defensive cover for Rivaldo Coetzee.The Ajax Cape Town defender has been withdrawn for a second successive month for the Bafana Bafana squad.Last month Coetzee was down with flu and missed the internationals against Mauritania and Egypt, and now has a hamstring tear which will keep him from playing in Ouagadougou on Saturday as the group phase of the African qualifiers get underway.Nhlapo is a surprise call-up but has been showing good form since forging a regular place for himself in the Stars’ team over the past 12 months.At the same time Mamelodi Sundowns have written to the South African Football Association (Safa) asking that their players not be used in the Bafana friendly against Ghana next Tuesday.Keegan Dolly‚ Hlompho Kekana‚ Tebego Langerman and new signing Sibusiso Vilakazi have all been included in the squad...
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