South African national Under-17 coach Duncan Crowie on Tuesday announced a 21-member squad which will play in the upcoming Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Algeria.
Mamelodi Sundowns startlet Siyabonga Mabena, who has begun playing in the Tshwane side’s senior team, has made it into Crowie’s squad.
Crowie and his boys leave for Algeria this coming Friday with the tournament starting on Saturday, 29 April and coming to an end on Friday, 19 May.
The squad:
Goalkeepers:
Takalani Mazhamba (Kaizer Chiefs), Genaro Johnson (Cape Town Spurs), Kyle Jansen (Atlanta United)
Defenders:
Xhosa Manyama (Cape Town City), Keitumetse Lesia (SuperSport United), Waylon Renecke (Norwich City), Benjamin Wallis (SuperSport United), Vincent Sithole (Mamelodi Sundowns), Tyler Cicero (Stellenbosch FC), Thato Sibiya (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Midfielders:
Xolani Tshaka (Orlando Pirates), Gomolemo Kekana (TS Galaxy), Vicky Mkhwana (Kaizer Chiefs), Xavier Jodamus (Ubuntu Academy), Dhakier Lee (Cape Town Spurs)
Forwards:
Michael Dokunmu (Vitesse), Orifha Maubelo (Capital City), Bennet Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Gabriel Amato (Cape Town City), Siyabonga Mabena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Luke Baartman (Cape Town Spurs)
