Hugo Broos has hinted Lyle Foster could return to Bafana Bafana ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has hinted that Burnley striker Lyle Foster could return to the national team.
The 71-year-old coach was frustrated over the striker’s unavailability during the African Cup of Nations in January.Following his return, the former Orlando Pirates junior player ruled himself out of Afcon but continued to play club football.The 23-year-old sat out a few matches for his club but returned last weekend in a 2-1 win over Brentford.
“I saw that he played I think 10 minutes during the Saturday game. That means his injury problems are over,” Broos told“I will try to have contact in the next days or week with Kompany and maybe when I’m in Belgium I can go and see a game of Burnley. “And also, to talk to Foster and talk to Kompany and see what we can expect in the future from him, certainly looking at the games in June,” he said.South African Football Association also“Obviously if we had Foster, it would have been a good addition to the squad but I don’t know the details why it was not possible for him to play for his club and not his country,” said Safa president“And we would have to investigate whether, if it was the club or himself, and we then have to take a decision.
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