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Cape Town City's Mayo has a last chance to impress Bafana head coach Broos as places for next year's<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-au/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/68zplepppndhl8bfdvgy9vgu1" target="_blank" rel="follow"> Africa Cup of Nations</a> are up for grabs.Mayo has been treated like an afterthought by Broos as he has never really considered him as a Bafana player. Mayo's call ups have usually been emergencies.However, he has an opportunity to force his way into the national team if he can get himself more goals.Broos is not his only concern as he has a PSL Golden Boot gong to defend. Here, GOAL takes a closer look at Mayo's season so far.<script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script>

Khanyisa Mayo's pressure cooker: The Cape Town City striker has to get into Hugo Broos' Bafana Bafana plans ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations

Peter Shalulile may have only netted three goals so far this season but that is because he was derailed by injury. Rest assured that there are still more goals to come from 'Sha-Sha'. Shalulile holds the record for the most PSL Golden Boots as he took three of them home.His consistency will always be a threat to any PSL striker, especially Mayo in this case, who hopes to bag his second gong and hopefully, if he does, he won't share the podium with anyone else.<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/premier-soccer-league-top-scorers-2023-24-peter-shalulile-zakhele-lepasa-chibuike-ohizu-and-the-race-for-golden-boot/blt11d9afef3d5ec5d9" target="_blank">Ribeiro Costa is leading the way with seven goals and Tshegofatso Mabasa and Mayo are on six goals</a> while Bradley Grobler is hot on their heels with five strikes. Mayo and Shalulile won last season's Golden Boot with a dozen strikes each.

A tough race for gold

Sundowns are known for licking the plate clean in the transfer window, and of late, SuperSport United and The Citizens have always been their go to for players.In recent windows, Ronwen Williams, Teboho Mokoena, Sipho Mbule, Thapelo Maseko, Terrence Mashego, Kermit Erasmus, Bradley Ralani, have all been signed from either United or City.Mayo has always been linked with a move to Sundowns but the astuteness of City chairman John Comitis saw Mayo tied down to a new contract that forces anyone who wants him to spend a fortune.Whatever the buyout clause is his five-year contract - <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/kaizer-chiefs-mamelodi-sundowns-transfer-target-khanyisa-mayo-signs-cape-town-city-long-term-deal/blt220ab70aac4a48dd#:~:text=WHAT%20WAS%20SAID%3A%20%E2%80%9CCape%20Town,the%20Citizens%2C%22%20announced%20City.&amp;text=THE%20BIGGER%20PICTURE%3A%20After%20Mayo,deep%20to%20win%20his%20signature." target="_blank">if there is any local team that can trigger, it is likely to be Sundowns</a>.

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It is no secret that Mayo is not quite the ideal attacker for Bafana Bafana head coach Broos. In most call ups to the national team, the City star would usually be a replacement for an injured player.He has never really been in Broos' initial plans. But he has a chance to rewrite that narrative in the games that are remaining until the break in January.City have three games left before next year's Africa Cup of Nations, and if he wants to book himself a ticket in the plane to Ivory Coast, it would do him the world of good if he were to finish in the forefront of the Golden Boot race ahead of the second half of the season.Mayo is competing with overseas based players like Mihlali Mayambela, Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Lebo Mothiba for a place in the final squad - he has to prove his worth to Broos.

Can he charm Broos?

Given the former Richards Bay attacker's talent, Sundowns will not be the only team who would want to flirt with him. Kaizer Chiefs' name has also been bandied about as Mayo's suitors. However, Chiefs settled for Mduduzi Mdantsane instead of Mayo in the last transfer window and they have already stretched their budget and net wide with a number of signings. Given that players like Ranga Chivaviro and Jasond Gonzalez are struggling to find their feet at the club, Mayo might once again be under the radar of Amakhosi at the end of the season or as soon as in the looming January transfer window.

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Eric Tinkler is not only a seasoned coach but he played the game for about 17 years, so he understands football from a playing and coaching point of view, which is exactly what players like Mayo need.The 25-year-old is in demand, but being the father figure that he is, Tinkler would rather have Mayo move abroad than to leave City for a local rival.Time and time again, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/ex-orlando-pirates-coach-tinkler-warns-cape-town-city-star-mayo-about-continued-kaizer-chiefs-transfer-interest/blta2d1da2aa3d51fa5" target="_blank">Tinkler has told Mayo to pull up his socks so he can impress overseas teams</a>. This is indicative of a coach who is not hogging the player from moving, but wants it to be a move that will benefit the player from an exposure and financial point of view.

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Khanyisa Mayo's pressure cooker: The Cape Town City striker has to get into Hugo Broos' Bafana Bafana plans ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations | Goal.com South Africa

Khanyisa Mayo is faced with the tough task of charming Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos as he hopes to catch a flight to Ivory Coast. 

Khanyisa Mayo&apos;s pressure cooker: The Cape Town City striker has to get into Hugo Broos&apos; Bafana Bafana plans ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations