AFCON QUALIFIER
Stuart Baxter to call on ‘foreign legion’ for Libya clash
Mothiba has scored one goal in the three matches, and Baxter may give him the nod
French-based striker Lebogang Mothiba is among a number of overseas players expected to be included in coach Stuart Baxter’s Bafana squad for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Libya in Durban on September 8. The coach is due to name the squad on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Mothiba‚ who has played in Lille’s opening three league matches in Ligue 1 — in which his team is third after two wins and a draw — has been closely followed by Baxter. Mothiba has scored one goal in the three matches, and Baxter may give him the nod because he plays in a more reputable league than Dino Ndlovu, who has been scoring goals for Hangzhou Greentown in China’s second division. Other overseas-based players to be part of the squad are Percy Tau of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium’s second tier; Kamohelo Mokotjo of Brentford in the English Championship; and Keegan Dolly and Bongani Zungu of Montpellier and Amiens SC in France’s Ligue 1. Mothiba will be part of a potent attacking depart...
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