Dino Ndlovu believes he can impart experience on Bafana Bafana's young striking duo‚ Lebogang Mothiba and Percy Tau‚ as part of the squad to meet Seychelles in Saturday's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at FNB Stadium. Ndlovu finally arrived in South Africa late for the Bafana camp on Wednesday morning having had a flight cancelled in Hong Kong‚ en route from northern China‚ where he has scored 18 goals in 21 games for second division Zhejiang Greentown. The striker's call-up has raised eyebrows given the low level that he plies his club trade at. He said he could understand South Africans' scepticism about Bafana in general and the team's notorious inability to bury chances‚ but that he felt the public should get behind the national team against 189th-ranked Seychelles.

"For me‚ I think‚ with all due respect to the people of South Africa‚ credit should be given to the players‚" Ndlovu said. "Because if no-one goes to the pitch then there's no-one to win the game. "But I ...

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