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Bafana Bafana don release dem Afcon squad



South Africa wey go b d host of d nes year Afcon don rilis d name of dem fina 23 playas for d kompitison and na d playas wey dey tap dem futbal 4 d Absa premiaship plenti for d list.

Na onli 7 playas wey dey play futbal for obodo oyinbo dey d list y d oda 16 playas dey enjoy dem life for d Ligue in South Africa.

Gordon Igesund wey b d Oga Cochi for d Bafana Bafana as dem dey cal South Africa tok say na d best playas him don cal so and beg d odas to kool tempa incase of injuri.

“No mata how we try, we no go fit plis everibody and I blive me and my asistants dem don chose d best playas for d kountri,” Gordon tok.

Teko Modise, Andile Jali, Daine Klate, Thanduyise Khuboni, Sifiso Myeni and Delron Buckley na dem b d big boys wey d Oga Cochi bin drop for camp.

D Bafana Bafana go play 2 friendli game against Norway 4 Januari 8 and Algeria 4 Januari 12 bfor dem go open d 2013 Afcon with Cape Verde on Januari 19 for Joburg.

Defenda Bongani Khumalo who dey tap im futbal for Paok Salonika 4 Greece in obodo oyinbo na im go b d skippo for South Africa for d ogbonge tonament wey dey come so.

Na d full squad b dis.

Goalkipas: Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Senzo Meyiwa (Orlando Pirates), Wayne Sandilands (Mamelodi Sundowns)

Defendas: Siboniso Gaxa (Kaizer Chiefs), Bongani Khumalo (PAOK Salonika, Greece), Tsepo Masilela (Kaizer Chiefs), Thabo Matlaba (Orlando Pirates), Anele Ngcongca (Racing Genk, Belgium), Thabo Nthethe (Bloemfontein Celtic), Siyabonga Sangweni (Orlando Pirates)

Midfudas: Lerato Chabangu (Moroka Swallows), Kagisho Dikgacoi (Crystal Palace, Ingland), Dean Furman (Oldham Athletic, Ingland), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs), May Mahlangu (Helsingborg, Sweden), Oupa Manyisa (Orlando Pirates), Thuso Phala (Platinum Stars), Thulani Serero (Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands), Siphiwe Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)

Strikas: Lehlohonolo Majoro (Kaizer Chiefs), Katlego Mphela (Mamelodi Sundowns), Tokelo Rantie (Malmo FF, Sweden), Bernard Parker (Kaizer Chiefs).

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