SOCCER
Safa gun for Wits over striker Phakamani Mahlambi
Safa will not tolerate Wits withholding Mahlambi from the SA Under-20 squad
The South African Football Association (Safa) would "take action" should Wits attempt to withhold striker Phakamani Mahlambi from the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations‚ said Safa CEO Dennis Mumble. Mumble said Mahlambi had been included on coach Thabo Senong’s final SA Under-20 squad for the tournament in Zambia from February 26 to March 12‚ and Safa expected Wits to release the player. Premiership title-chasing Wits have indicated they will not release Mahlambi. "We have included him on the list and we expect the club is going to release that player‚" Mumble said on Tuesday. "And we have already notified the club that we are going to take action against the club should they not release the player. The bottom line is the national team takes priority over club commitments. And we are not going to budge on that." Mumble said Safa would take action against Wits‚ regardless of the U-20 Afcon not falling on Fifa international dates. "This is the thing that a lot of clubs tend to fall back o...
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