Bafana Bafana
Keeper Khune aims for a clean sheet against Nigeria
Bafana goalkeeper's plan could prevent the visitors from collecting the whopping R360,000 incentive promised by a Nigeria politician
Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune is determined to keep a clean sheet against Nigeria at the FNB Stadium on Saturday and his plan also could prevent the visitors from collecting the R360,000 incentive they have been offered for every goal they score at the 2010 World Cup venue. A Nigeria politician got tongues wagging this week when he pledged R360‚000 for every time Nigeria find the back of the net in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier. But Khune is determined to shut the back door as he is well aware that a clean sheet will go a long way towards qualifying for 2019’s tournament in Cameroon. A win for coach Stuart Baxter’s charges on Saturday would guarantee qualification to the continental showpiece with a match to spare and in the process help soothe the pain of missing out on the 2017 tournament under Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba. "It’s a good record [not to concede] for us as a team having kept four clean sheets [during the qualifiers]‚" said Khune. "We have be...
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