“I think Kermit has problems if he’s on the periphery. Because he feels like he’s an important player‚ and he is an important player.' marc_strydom
South Africa need a draw against Libya in Sfax on Sunday‚ March 24 to qualify for Egypt 2019 in June and July.Bafana coach Baxter said he had certainly had Erasmus‚ who has scored three goals in three Absa Premiership games for City‚ in mind for his squad‚ but had opted in the end not to select the former Orlando Pirates and Rennes forward.“I had a long conversation with his coach‚ Benni McCarthy. I’ve been in touch with Kermit for a while.
“Because I wanted to see some of the Cape Town players against international opposition – how they would cope with that.
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