From Benni McCarthy to Lucas Radebe: Lyle Foster joins Mzansi's greatest players in the Premier League

Radebe is a Leeds United cult hero, having been at the club between 1994 and 2005 and is regarded as one of their greatest captains.

Masinga arrived at Leeds together with Radebe but he only spent two years at Elland Road.

The Cape Town City coach spent just one season in the Premier League with Barnsley.

He made 25 appearances and scored two goals in the top flight during the 1997/98 season.

Fortune remains the only South African to play for Manchester United and he also spent a season at Bolton.

He was with the Old Trafford side between 1999 and 2006 but was largely not a regular player.

Bartlett spent six years at Charlton at the start of the century before returning home to join Kaizer Chiefs in 2006.

The former Orlando Pirates defender arrived at Bolton in 1997 before becoming Bartlett's teammate at Charlton where he spent four seasons.

The Germiston-born former defender was once signed by Chelsea on loan from Marseille but is best known for his time at Watford where he spent the 2001/02 season.

Nicknamed Mbazo, the former Bafana captain featured for Blackburn between 2005 and 2009 before he, later on, turned out for Portsmouth where he spent three seasons until July 2012.

Pienaar remains the only South African to turn out for three Premier League clubs.

After Radebe spent 11 years at Leeds, Pienaar played Premier League football for 10 years from 2007 to 2017.

McCarthy was Mokoena's teammate at Blackburn, where he arrived from FC Porto in July 2006.

After three and a half years at Blackburn, he signed for West Ham in January 2010 but had his contract terminated by mutual consent in April 2011 before returning home to join Pirates.

Mabizela arrived at White Hart Lane as a promising 22-year-old in 2003 and spent two seasons with the London club before his career took a nosedive.

The former Mamelodi Sundowns and Newcastle United midfielder came through the Magpies' development ranks before graduating to the senior team in 2005 and made 10 appearances for the Premier League side.

Khumalo was Pienaar's teammate at Spurs but he never played a simple Premier League match.

His spell there was marked by various loan spells from 2010 to 2015.

A very quiet player and always shying away from the limelight Kagisho Dikgacoi tasted Premier League action with Fulham and Crystal Palace between 2009 and 2014.

Rantie helped Bournemouth get promotion to the Premier League but was then a bit-part player in the top tier during the 2015/16 season.

Tau endured a frustrating time at Brighton where he made just three Premier League appearances before ditching the club to join Al Ahly in 2021.

After three loan spells In Belgium, Tau returned to Brighton where he never played a full season.

Second-tier champions-elect Burnely will be in the Premier League next season.

Kompany will definitely try to strengthen his side with new signings and in the event new strikers arrive, Foster will be hoping that will not affect his place in the team.