Saturday, December 19, 2009

Benni's absence an opportunity for Fanteni


Bafana Bafana striker Benni McCarthy's national commitments have again come into question after he failed to pitch for the training camp ahead of Sunday's 2010 African Nations Cup qualifier against Nigeria in Abuja.

All other players in the 25 man squad are present in Johannesburg, which makes Benni's absence even more glaring. It will be interesting to see how new coach Joel Santana deals with this level of indiscipline. It also leaves to door open for Maccabi Haifa's Thembinkosi Fanteni who could cement his place as South Africa's number one striker over the! next few months.