adminJOHANNESBURG. — Gordon Igesund has been able to name Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns players in his squad for the African Nations Championships (CHAN) finals after a compromise was made between the PSL and Safa yesterday morning. Igesund named his 23-man squad, which includes six players from champions Chiefs — Itumeleng Khune, Tefu Mashamaite, Tsepo Masilela, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Siphiwe Tshabalala and Bernard Parker.
The Sundowns players selected are Tebogo Langerman, Bryce Moon, Hlompho Kekana, Jabulani Shongwe and Katlego Mashego.
The compromise is that these players will return to their clubs after the first round of matches to play a PSL fixture between AmaKhosi and Sundowns on January 23, and then return to the CHAN squad thereafter if South Africa have made it through to the knockout stages.
South Africa squad:
Goalkeepers: Moeneeb Josephs (BidVest Wits), Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Siyabonga Mphontshane (Platinum Stars)
Defenders: Tsepo Gumede (Platinum Stars), Thabo Nthethe (Bloemfontein Celtic), Kwanda Mngonyama (BidVest Wits), Tebogo Langerman (Mamelodi Sundowns), Tefu Mashamaite (Kaizer Chiefs), Tsepo Masilela (Kaizer Chiefs), Bryce Moon (Mamelodi Sundowns), Vuyo Mere (Platinum Stars), Buhle Mkhwanazi (University of Pretoria).
Midfielders: Hlompho Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs), Lerato Chabangu (Moroka Swallows), Sibusiso Vilakazi (BidVest Wits), Jabulani Shongwe (Mamelodi Sundowns), Ryan Chapman (BidVest Wits), Lindokuhle Mbatha (Platinum Stars), Siphiwe Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)
Strikers: Bernard Parker (Kaizer Chiefs), Edward Manqele (Moroka Swallows), Katlego Mashego (Mamelodi Sundowns) — supersport.com
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