Bafana Bafana’s contingent continues to go from strength to strength in the club circuit.
What was once scarce is soon becoming abundant; South African talent is piquing the interest of several European leagues, with a healthy migration expected over the next few years.
SA rumours
- SuperLiga Defender of the Year Siyabonga Ngezana has Italy’s Lecce and Birmingham City after his services with a deal of around R100 million expected to occur if FCSB gives the green light.
- Belgium’s KSV Westerlo is monitoring Kaizer Chiefs star Mduduzi Shabalala but is likely to remain in Soweto, where he has a three-year extension on the table.
- Egyptian giant Al Ahly is looking into Bafana youngster Relehobile Mofokeng, who is also interested in Barcelona FC.
Velebayi wants to play top-flight soccer
Bafana prospect Asanele Velebayi appears ready to make a jump from South Africa’s second division with Cape Town Spurs, saying, “My peers, the likes of (Rushwin) Dortley, have done well.
“I don’t see what will stop me from reaching those levels or surpassing them. At the moment, I’m focused on my job at Cape Town Spurs, but that does not mean I don’t think about the future,” Velebayi reported to FARPost.
“What I just avoid is losing focus and affecting my game. I can only pray that we emerge successful as a team. As an individual, I aim to break into Bafana Bafana. Seeing Dortley and Relebohile Mofokeng makes me feel that as youngsters, we are not far.
“I believe that is a big platform for me. We all want to rise, but it’s a process. As a player, the goal is to grow and be a Bafana player. But when interests from bigger teams come, we must be able to deal with the level of attention,” he added.
“I envy what they (Mofokeng and Dortley) are doing at club and national team, and it is something that I also hope to do.”
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