Thulani Serero has been away from Bafana Bafana for just more than a year and in that time the Vitesse Arnhem forward’s interaction with the media was as limp as ever. After three snubs from the national team‚ Serero has yet again been called back into the fold for Bafana’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Nigeria at FNB Stadium on Saturday. Predictably he was the man the media wanted to speak to after Bafana trained at Steyn City School in Midrand on Tuesday. Was Serero any better at facing the media than we remembered‚ with more than half-hearted one-liners? No. Serero was asked how it was to be back in the squad. “It feels good. I’m back in the country‚ seeing the guys‚ everybody in the squad — it feels good‚” he almost mumbled. Asked what was important in influencing the player to come back into the squad‚ Serero replied: “Nothing. You know — I’m a South African. And I love playing for my country. And there’s nothing more than that. I don’t have to say anythi...
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