Stellenbosch FC head coach Gavin Hunt has given an injury update ahead of their Carling Knockout Cup quarter-final against AmaZulu on Sunday evening.
Hunt said that his squad is now starting to come together, and he is pleased to have welcomed several players back onto the training ground ahead of the game at the Danie Craven Stadium.
Amongst those are Bafana Mthethwa and Lateef Kazeem, who Hunt says are likely to be involved in the game; however, he said it may be too early for others like Mosa Lebusa and Genino Palace.
“Ja, one or two trained, back at training like Bafana Mthethwa, Kazeem,” Hunt told the media on Friday.
“There’s one or two back again, so that gives us a little bit of hope, but obviously I don’t think they’re going to be ready to play, but they certainly can come into the squad and give us a bit more depth in our squad.
“And I think that’s something that’s really hurt us a little bit since the start of the season: our depth in our squad. We’ve missed a lot of players, and if you compare it to AmaZulu, they’ve had their sort of best 11 out most of the time, bar one or two. We need to still get there, I still think, you know. That’s because of players being out because of various reasons.
“So ja, we are getting one or two back, but there is still one or two out of the picture still, like [Mosa] Lebusa; he hasn’t played, and Genino Palace hasn’t played, so they won’t be available on the weekend.”