{"id":21763,"date":"2013-08-08T00:59:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T22:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/igesund-picks-bafana-players-on-form\/"},"modified":"2013-08-08T00:59:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T22:59:14","slug":"igesund-picks-bafana-players-on-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/igesund-picks-bafana-players-on-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Igesund picks Bafana players on form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/bafanas-penalty-heartache\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bafana Bafana<\/a>\u00a0coach\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/defensive-football-is-not-my-style-says-bafana-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gordon Igesund<\/a>\u00a0announced his squad for the forthcoming friendlies against Nigeria and\u00a0<a title=\"Burkina Faso\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=12.3333333333,-1.66666666667spn=10.0,10.0q=12.3333333333,-1.66666666667 (Burkina%20Faso)t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">Burkina Faso<\/a>\u00a0in Durban on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=12751\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12751 \" alt=\"Igesund says he rewarded form in Bafana squad selection. Photo: Sapa\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/9bbcd_download.jpg\" width=\"408\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Igesund says he rewarded form in Bafana squad selection. Photo: Sapa<\/p>\n<p>The national coach sprung a few surprises and justified his comments last week by rewarding players who shone in the recent <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/bafanas-penalty-heartache\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cosafa Cup<\/a>, where South Africa ended third.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/top-ten-psl-signings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mamelodi Sundowns<\/a> midfielder Bongani Zungu and forward Luyolo Nomandela from Free State Stars were the only two uncapped players chosen, while seven players from the Cosafa Cup squad were picked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey deserve to be there,\u201d Igesund said at the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Moses Mabhida Stadium\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=-29.829,31.0303spn=0.01,0.01q=-29.829,31.0303 (Moses%20Mabhida%20Stadium)t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">Moses Mabhida Stadium<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always said I won\u2019t compromise my principles, I\u2019ll pick players on form and are playing well and that\u2019s what these guys have done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Africa face the Super Eagles, the reigning African champions, in the Nelson Mandela Challenge in Durban on August 14, followed by the Burkinabe in the Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day clash at <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"FNB Stadium\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=-26.2347972222,27.9823527778spn=0.01,0.01q=-26.2347972222,27.9823527778 (FNB%20Stadium)t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">FNB Stadium<\/a> in Johannesburg on August 17.<\/p>\n<p>The seven Cosafa Cup squad members were Wayne Sandilands, Buhle Mkhwanazi, Bevan Fransman, Thulani Hlatshwayo, Tshepo Gumede , Hlompho Kekana and Lebogang Manyama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve showed exceptional passion, hunger and commitment to play for their country in the Cosafa Cup,\u201d the coach said. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sapa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/9bbcd_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bafana Bafana\u00a0coach\u00a0Gordon Igesund\u00a0announced his squad for the forthcoming friendlies against Nigeria and\u00a0Burkina Faso\u00a0in Durban on Tuesday. Igesund says he rewarded form in Bafana squad selection. Photo: Sapa The national coach sprung a few surprises and justified his comments last week by rewarding players who shone in the recent Cosafa Cup, where South Africa ended third. 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