Veteran footballers Siphiwe Tshabalala‚ Morgan Gould and Reneilwe Letsholonyane could be set for a shock return to the national team several years after last donning the Bafana Bafana shirt. SA face Cape Verde in Praia in a must-win 2018 World Cup qualifier in September, and insiders told Business Day on Wednesday that the players were back in coach Stuart Baxter’s squad. Thulani Serero of Vitesse Arnhem in Holland and Kamohelo Mokotjo of English Championship side Brentford‚ who both missed the last qualifier against Nigeria in June‚ are also expected to return to Bafana. Rivaldo Coetzee‚ who did not have a full pre-season with Ajax Cape Town after a dispute with the club‚ is likely to be replaced by Gould in defence. Kermit Erasmus‚ who missed the Nigeria match due to injury‚ and Andile Jali‚ who started on the bench‚ are expected to be in the squad. Highly placed insiders at Safa House confirmed the surprise recalls on Wednesday. Gould last played for Bafana four years ago in a 2-...
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