SA Under-20 national football coach Thabo Senong will be without three of the five overseas-based players he called up in his 28-man provisional squad this week due to commitments to their European clubs. Amajita are in camp in Germiston preparing for the Cosafa Under-20 Championships in Kitwe, Zambia. Amajita, the Cosafa Under-20 defending champions, are in group B and will face Namibia‚ Mauritius and Swaziland. The tournament runs from December 2 to 14. Senong called Borussia Dortmund playmaker Tashreeq Matthews‚ Schalke 04 defender Bradley Cross‚ Vitoria Setubal goalkeeper Buhle Damane‚ Sanjoanense winger Kobamelo Kodisang and Ajax Amsterdam centre-back Dean Solomons. Amajita depart for Zambia on Friday without Cross‚ Kodisang and Solomons, who have failed to report for camp. "All the overseas teams will only complete their fixtures on the 16th of December so it’s always hard‚" said Senong. "Kodisang won’t make it because he has to honour his club but he will make it in the Caf U...
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