Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster has made an admission about having to leave his club when AFCON takes place next month.
The tournament, set to be held in Morocco between December and January, will see South Africa aiming to improve on their previous third-place finish.
Foster missed the last edition while receiving mental-health care. He has expressed his delight to finally participate in his first AFCON.
He admitted it will be difficult to step away from Burnley’s Premier League campaign, especially during December, a period he described as one of the club’s busiest in terms of fixtures.
“The toughest thing about AFCON is pausing our season [in the Premier League] and go there,” Foster told Julia Stuart on SuperSport.
“But at the same time, it’s your country, it is what it is. But it does hurt a little leaving the squad because you want to be there throughout the season, helping the team.
“And especially during the December, that’s were most important games come, the schedule is heavy. So, it’s the nice time to be here.
“But yeah, I have to go to AFCON and focus on that. But like so said, I’m excited for AFCON and to come back.”
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