Two wins from their opening three encounters has Cape Town City coach Benni McCarthy smiling even though he must reshuffle his defence before his next game. City advanced to the MTN8 semifinals after beating Maritzburg United away on Sunday. They now focus on the league. They play Lamontville Golden Arrows at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. McCarthy said the priority will be to clear a treatment room full of players with niggling injuries‚ such as Teko Modise‚ Mozambican international Edmilson‚ Kwanda Mngonyama and Ebrahim Seedat. Those on the injury list were joined by skipper Thamsanqa Mkhize‚ who had to go to hospital after suffering a cut above his eye following a clash of heads in Sunday’s cup tie‚ and Siphelele Mthembu‚ whose ankle was hurt in a bruising tackle. "I’m hoping to have almost my full squad available against Arrows, which will be a positive because my biggest concern now is Mkhize and Shaka Zulu [Mthembu]‚" said McCarthy. "I’ve had to shift things around because I’v...
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