The senior national team of South Africa are facing a crisis in defence ahead of Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers game against the Super Eagles of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Head coach of the team Hugo Broos who is confident that his team will get a favourable result in Uyo will be without the services of his most experienced and reliable defender Grant Kekana.
Kekana was key to their run at the AFCON where they ended up as bronze medal winners with defeat to Nigeria via spot kicks denying them the chance of a first final appearance since 1998.
In his place, Broos will be forced to turn to Nkosinati Sibisi who incidentally did not have much playing time at his club, Orlando Pirate.
On Friday, Sibisi is likely to pair with Mothobi Mvala at the heart of Bafana Bafana defence. Sibisi played just 310 minutes in the league for Pirates, where he only made two starts.
“I’d like to thank the coach [Broos] for having confidence in me,” Sibisi said during Bafana’s media conference at Soweto’s Dobsonville Stadium on a chilly Monday afternoon.
Ade Emmanuel
