WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
Baxter faces selection poser ahead of crucial Senegal games
Bafana Bafana captain Thulani Hlatshwayo and striker Tokelo Rantie are expected to return when Stuart Baxter names his squad on Thursday for November’s must-win World Cup qualifiers against Senegal. Baxter is unlikely to make wholesale changes from the squad that beat Burkina Faso 3-1 at FNB Stadium on October 7. Hlatshwayo was out injured and Baxter had a makeshift defence against Burkina. The Bidvest Wits captain made a return to action for his club in Sunday’s 1-0 Premiership win against Baroka FC in Polokwane‚ although he was booked and picked up an immediate one-game suspension. Hlatshwayo will miss Wits’s Telkom Knockout last-16 clash against Free State Stars at Bidvest Stadium on Saturday but can return for the Clever Boys’ home league game against Chippa United on November 1. Baxter will hope his captain can get a run in that match as Hlatshwayo, who sat out most of October, will be in need of game time. The defender, who picked up a knee injury in training, pulled out a day...
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