Johannesburg — CONTROVERSIAL Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy once again snubbed the national soccer team when he failed to join the Bafana Bafana camp yesterday.
Bafana team manager Sipho Nkumane yesterday said the maverick player had sent an SMS on Saturday asking to be excused from the squad to face Nigeria in an away 2010 African Nations Cup qualifier this weekend. "He asked to be excused from the team due to personal reasons," Nkumane said.
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