Bafana Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane has explained why he called up Themba Zwane despite the veteran midfielder not being a starter at Mamelodi Sundowns.
Zwane, 37, has featured in five of Sundowns’ 12 games across all competitions this season, but has not started a single game yet.
Despite Mshishi’s importance at club level decreasing, Mosimane has insisted that the midfielder remains an important piece of his puzzle and also one of his captains, especially because of his experience and leadership.
“Experience, leadership. Let him tell [Puso] what it is to play for Bafana,” he told the media.
“What is expected to stay in a high level, and what must he do to find the boys. And patience also.
“And by the way, sometimes you need to score, he must be ready. Rele struggled to score.
“10, 15 minutes, he’s got that aura, combining things. But you know guys, he’s not in a very good physical condition to be playing ahead of [Oswin] Appollis, let’s be honest.
“Nobody is messing around here, let’s stay things the right and he’s my captain.”