Kickoff (Cape Town)
26 September 2008
Kaizer Chiefs' in-form midfielder Reneilwe Letsholonyane is on Cloud Nine after receiving his first call up to the Bafana Bafana squad that faces Malawi in an international friendly at Germiston Stadium on Tuesday.
Letsholonyane is among the 23 players called up by Bafana coach Joel Santana for the first time into the squad. Others include Bloemfontein Celtic goalkeeper Shuaib Walters, SuperSport United defender Morgan Gould and Santos' striker Eleazar Rodgers.
Speaking to KickOff.com a few minutes after receiving news of the call up, Letsholonyane expressed his excitement, adding that the good news about his best achievement had yet to sink into his heart.
"Just a few days ago I won the Cup with Chiefs, and now it's a Bafana Bafana call up. It's just unbelievable!
"I have been working hard to help my team perform well and to get the attention of the Bafana selectors, but I have never expected this to come so early."
The Amakhosi midfielder said the call up would act as a great motivator to continue working hard to improve his game.
"I was performing well at (Jomo) Cosmos but the new environment at Chiefs has helped me a lot in terms of improving my game. There are still aspects of my game that I need to improve on; like winning aerial balls."
Letsholonyane's manager Glen Lewis was also a happy man yesterday.
"After his performances in recent games, he certainly deserves it," said Lewis.
Meanwhile, Safa has announced that all the Bafana Bafana players meeting the Flames at Germiston on Tuesday will receive caps.
The Bafana Bafana squad to face Malawi is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS:
Moeneeb JOSEPHS
Orlando Pirates
Shu-Aib WALTERS
Bloemfontein Celtics
Itumeleng KHUNE
Kaizer Chiefs
DEFENDERS:
Nazeer ALLIE
Ajax Cape Town
Brett EVANS
Ajax Cape Town
Siboniso GAXA
Mamelodi Sundowns
Morgan GOULD
Supersport United
Robyn JOHANNES
Mamelodi Sundowns
Bongani KHUMALO
SuperSport United
Mbulelo MABIZELA
Mamelodi Sundowns
Innocent MDLEDLE
Orlando Pirates
MIDFIELDERS:
Kagisho DIKGACOI
Golden Arrows
Daine KLATE
Supersport United
Reneilwe LETSHOLONYANE
Kaizer Chiefs
Thulasizwe MBUYANE
Orlando Pirates
Teko MODISE
Orlando Pirates
Lebogang MOTHIBANTWA
Orlando Pirates
Gert SCHALKWYK
Kaizer Chiefs
Siphiwe TSHABALALA
Kaizer Chiefs
Lefa TSUTSULUPA
Moroka Swallows
STRIKERS
Petrus MAHLATSI
Bloemfontein Celtics
Bernard PARKER
Thanda Royal Zulu
Eleazar RODGERS
Santos
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