Kamohelo Mokotjo was back in the Brentford match-day squad this week as Bafana Bafana’s injury crisis begins to ease. Mokotjo was among the substitutes in the 1-1 draw at West Brom in the English Championship having missed the vital Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria in November with an ankle problem. He was sidelined for a just over a month in all‚ and was sorely missed by Brentford over that period. The club have an astonishing 19 games before the Nations Cup qualifier away against Libya in March‚ which will be ample time for him to find his form. Keagan Dolly is also scheduled to return soon after he has been missing since midSeptember with a fractured leg. He was just starting to find form with French Ligue 1 side Montpellier when the injury occurred and he missed Bafana’s last three qualifiers. Midfielder Dean Furman said he expects to be back in action well before the Libya game as well‚ though he will require further surgery to remove the plate in his shoulder. “...
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