/ 20 January 1999

RADEBE SCARE AT TRAINING

BAFANA Bafana had a scare on Tuesday when captain Lucas Radebe suffered a knee injury at the squad training at Esselen Park in Johannesburg on Tuesday. South Africa face Mauritius in their second African Nations Cup qualifier at St George V Stadium in Curipe, Mauritius, on Saturday. Radebe went up to clear the ball from a cross in the goal mouth and appeared to have twisted his knee awkwardly. He stopped training but downplayed the injury, saying: “I felt a twinge and came off as a precautionary measure but there is nothing to be concerned about as there is no problem really.” Radebe says he has recovered from a knee injury he suffered at Leeds United.