AFCON QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN
Bafana players who can hit and run in Nigeria
Bafana Bafana do not need to go to Nigeria trying to play for a win. They need to sneak in‚ commit a burglary and make a run for it with a draw‚ with anything more a bonus. Stuart Baxter has already identified goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune and Dean Furman in midfield as the kind of battlers he needs for trench warfare in Nigeria. The new Bafana coach names his squad on Thursday for the opening match of SA’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying campaign on June 10 in Uyo in Nigeria. SA have never beaten their nemesis Super Eagles in a competitive match‚ let alone away‚ though Bafana did hold a 2-0 lead against Nigeria in Uyo in 2014 before late goals saw the game end 2-2‚ a result that saw Shakes Mashaba’s men qualify for the 2015 Afcon at the defending champions’ expense. So any result will do, especially in Baxter’s first game in charge. Baxter has five players who can perform just such a smash-and-grab job: Thulani Hlatshwayo: Nicknamed "Tyson", Hlatshwayo has been the stalw...
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