‘Slight injury’ for Thulani Serero ahead of Bafana Bafana clash with Nigeria

Thulani Serero is seen here training on his own during the Bafana Bafana practice at Steyn City on Monday. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Thulani Serero is seen here training on his own during the Bafana Bafana practice at Steyn City on Monday. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Published Nov 12, 2018

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 The long-awaited return of Thulani Serero to the Bafana Bafana set-up has not gone as smoothly as Stuart Baxter would’ve hoped for.

The Bafana coach said he was giving Serero a “second chance” after the Dutch-based playmaker was banned from the national team by former Safa chief executive Dennis Mumble for refusing to honour a call-up for a World Cup qualifier against Senegal.

But now, after the Vitesse Arnhem midfielder did not feature in his club’s 2-1 win over FC Utrecht on Saturday, Serero has arrived in the Bafana camp with what the team management described on the Safa website as a “slight injury”.

He trained on his own on Monday at Steyn City in Johannesburg, but “will join the rest of the team on Tuesday”.

Baxter will hope that the 27-year-old Serero is ready to play against Nigeria in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the FNB Stadium on Saturday.

@BafanaBafana1st training session underway at Steyn City this afternoon @itukhune16 pic.twitter.com/1HeUui49lJ

— Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) November 12, 2018

Bafana are desperate for a victory after an embarrassing 0-0 draw with the Seychelles away in their last qualifier.

Back-up goalkeeper Ronwen Williams is being monitored for the next two days due to a “minor setback”, while defender Thamsanqa Mkhize was given a break from training on Monday after playing 90 minutes for Cape Town City on Sunday in their 3-1 win over Black Leopards.

“Otherwise there are no new injuries, and I must say the day began very well,” said team doctor Thulani Ngwenya.

@BafanaBafana1st training session underway at Steyn City this afternoon pic.twitter.com/CSwfXPpwup

— Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) November 12, 2018

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