Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter on Thursday named 28 players for next Saturday’s 2006 World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso at Olen Park, Potchefstroom. The squad will be trimmed to 18 players next Tuesday.
Goalkeepers: Moneeb Josephs (Ajax Cape Town), Hans Vonk (Ajax Amsterdam, Holland) and Calvin Marlin (Supersport United).
Defenders: Neil Winstanley (Wits University), Aaron Mokoena (Genk, Belgium), Mark Fish (Charlton Athletic, England), Jacob Lekgetho (Lokomotiv Moscow Russia), Bradley Carnell (Moenchengladbach, Germany), Lucky Lekgwathi (Orlando Pirates), Nasief Morris (Panathinaikos, Greece).
Midfielders: Steven Pienaar (Ajax Amsterdam, Holland), Mbulelo Mabizela (Tottenham Hotspur, England), Benson Mhlongo (Wits University), Stanton Fredericks (Kaizer Chiefs), Delron Buckley (VfL Bochum, Germany), Benedict Vilakazi (Orlando Pirates), Elrio van Heerden (FC Copenhagen, Denmark), MacBeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan, Russia) Lance Davids (1860 Munich, Germany), Japhet Zwane (Rostov, Russia), Tyren Arendse (Santos), Gabriel Mofokeng (Moroka Swallows).
Strikers: George Koumantarakis (Preston North End, England), Siyabonga Nomvete (Salernitana, Italy), Shaun Bartlett (Charlton Athletic, England), Benni McCarthy (Porto, Portugal), Thando Mngomeni (Helinsborg, Sweden) and Abran Raselemane (SuperSport United). – Sapa