UNCERTAINTY OVER MOKOTJO
Exciting Bafana squad to square off against Guinea-Bissau
Durban — Bafana Bafana make a fresh start — despite uncertainty over the availability of midfielder Kamohelo Mokotjo, their standing in World Cup qualifiers and even who will be their new coach — as they take on Guinea-Bissau in Durban on Saturday. Caretaker coach Owen da Gama has selected a squad packed with in-form Premier Soccer League players and young talent, combined with the core of the team that beat Senegal 2-1 in a now-disputed World Cup qualifier in November. The friendly international at Moses Mabhida Stadium precedes another, against Angola in East London, on Tuesday. It is a squad that promises much and the new blood seems set to ensure competitive outings from Bafana in these two matches, with places to play for in the big away-and-home Russia 2018 qualifiers against Cape Verde Islands later in 2017. One uncertainty stems from this being a team in limbo, sacked Shakes Mashaba’s former assistant Da Gama taking over as caretaker.
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