Steven Pienaar

Ajax Cape Town's Franklin Cale, who has been shining in the PSL, will join the Bafana Bafana squad in place of the injured Steven Pienaar for their two friendlies against Iceland and Norway.

The Ajax Cape Town winger was unable to honour his debut call-up for the national team against Madagascar last month due to a foot injury.

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OK, now it's time to get behind the boys once again with feeling. Coach Joel Santana has announced the Bafana Bafana team (squad) for the two friendlies in the cold against Norway and Iceland.

Bafana Bafana will take on Norway on Saturday (10 October) in Oslo and then face Iceland three days later on Tuesday (13 October) in Reykjavik.

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As the latest Vanity Fair article on the Ivory Coast and Didier Drogba suggests, football can heal a wounded nation.
Drogba and his compatriots are the subjects of a massive article in the American magazine of culture, fashion, and politics about their latest African Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar.
It's the latest in a line of articles depicting Drogba and mates as a soothing tonic to the national problems in the Ivory Coast, which is battling a civil war. Click to continue reading...