Any truth to Cape Town players not making Bafana

[Moron noodle]

Not sure this is true or not?

Have been told that even with 2 teams in the top 5 PSL rankings, very few Cape Town based players make the National squad.

Suggestions have been made that the powers that be prefer not to pick coloured players. Steven Pienaar and Davids being an exception.

I see that Ajax Cape Town (No1 in PSL) has no players in the national squad.

So whats the spin on this?

[stepper]

Benni McCarthy, Bernard Parker, Nasief Morris, Elrio van Heerden, Bevan Fransman

[Oreomitch]

I would say that Bafana players aren't good enough to be Cape town players :D

[Fuma]

I would say that Bafana players aren't good enough to be Cape town players :D

LOL.

[Moron noodle]

And apart from Benni, none of those players you mentioned are in the squad.

[Fern9do]

There is a lot of truth in this. Cape Town based players have to be exceptionally good to get into the squad whereas the JHB guys only have to play for Pirates or Chiefs to get called up.
It is even worse at the junior levels.

[Hoof-Hearted]

Hello. PSL boss? Club ?

There's your answer

[Fern9do]

Looks like Santana listened to our concerns RE the Cape Town based players:)


Joel Santana has announced his locally based squad to take on Zambia in Bafana Bafana's next International friendly ahead of the Confederations Cup.



Santana has decided to give the local based players another look in with Ajax Cape Town players Nazeer Allie, Brett Evans, Franklin Cale and Mabhudi Kanyheza all being rewarded with a call up after their impressive start to the season.



Kaizer Chiefs latest signing Abia Nale also made the squad along with teammates Reneilwe Letsholonyane and Siphiwe Tshabalala. Two surprise omissions however are Thanda Royal Zulu's Bernard Parker and Golden Arrows' hit man Richard Henyekhane.



Bafana Squad to face Zambia

Goalkeepers:

Calvin Marlin (Mamelodi Sundowns), Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Shu-Aib Walters (Bloemfontein Celtic)



Defenders:

Nazeer Allie, Brett Evans (both Ajax Cape Town), Siboniso Gaxa (Mamelodi Sundowns), Morgan Gould, Bongani Khumalo (both SuperSport United), Lucas Thwala (Orlando Pirates), Siyabonga Sangweni (Golden Arrows), Mokete Tsotetsi (Kaizer Chiefs)



Midfielders:

Franklin Cale (Ajax Cape Town), Abia Nale, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Siphiwe Tshabalala (all Kaizer Chiefs), Surprise Moriri (Mamelodi Sundowns), Teko Modise, Lebogang Mothibantwa (both Orlando Pirates), Kagisho Dikgacoi, Kagiso Senamela (both Golden Arrows), Lefa Tsutsulupa (Moroka Swallows)



Strikers:

Mabhuti Khenyeza (Ajax Cape Town), Katlego Mashego (Orlando Pirates), Sthembiso Ngcobo (Free State Stars)



Opponents: Zambia
Date: 27 January 2009
Venue: Super Stadium (Pretoria)

About bloody time!:)

[brixton tower]

Not sure this is true or not?

Have been told that even with 2 teams in the top 5 PSL rankings, very few Cape Town based players make the National squad.

Suggestions have been made that the powers that be prefer not to pick coloured players. Steven Pienaar and Davids being an exception.

I see that Ajax Cape Town (No1 in PSL) has no players in the national squad.

So whats the spin on this?

Like in rugby, football in SA is also beset by a level of provincialism (and perhaps racism). Most of the noise being made about coloured players comes from newspaper journalists who have their own favourite players from the four "BIG" teams in Joburg.

[Stickfigure]

All the "good" Bafana Bafana players are playing in Europe namely Benni, Nasief Morris and Steven Pienaar.

[smokey]

Whose that oke from Thanda Royal Zulu whose supposed to be transferred to Red Star Belgrade...