/ 15 September 1999

BAFANA TRAIN WITH TEN MEN

THE South African national soccer team trained with just 10 men at Athlone Stadium on Tuesday with a number of overseas-based players still to arrive for their Afro-Asian Cup match against Saudi Arabia at Newlands on Saturday. Of the overseas contingent, only Mark Fish, new cap Ivan McKinley and Eric Tinkler have arrived in South Africa. Andre Arendse, playing for Oxford in a Worthington Cup match against Everton on Tuesday night, is expected on Thursday. Pierre Issa, Quinton Fortune, Helman Mkhelele and John Moshoeu are expected to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday.