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Reported Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns transfer target Mayo rates his Bafana Bafana chances - 'I have done everything to be in the Afcon squad'

Mayo has been included in coach <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/2023-afcon-kaizer-chiefs-goalkeeper-orlando-pirates-star-and-fcsb-s-ngezana-named-in-bafana-bafana-s-provisional-squad/bltec29ba440eb43cee" target="_blank">Hugo Broos' 50-man preliminary squad</a> for the Afcon tournament to be hosted by Ivory Coast in January. The final selection is expected to be named early next year and there is some anxiousness about who will make it. Mayo is the<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/psl/yv73ms6v1995b5wny16jcfi3" target="_blank"> Premier Soccer League</a> joint top goal-scorer with Mamelodi Sundowns Lucas Ribeiro Costa having scored seven goals each and that could be enough for the City forward to be at Afcon.

WHAT HAPPENED?

“As strikers, we are judged on goals,” Mayo told <a href="https://farpost.co.za/2023/12/20/khanyisa-mayo-declares-bafana-can-win-afcon-rates-own-chances-sky-high/" target="_blank">FARPost.</a>“I think I’ve scored goals that help my team reach our targets, and yes, I feel I’ve done everything that I can control to be in the Afcon squad.“We can go all the way and win the Afcon. The rugby team [Springboks] showed us what we can achieve if we work hard and stick together.”

WHAT MAYO SAID

With <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/lyle-foster-and-bafana-bafana-players-who-could-be-out-of-contention-for-afcon/blt4b031d23eb7e0285" target="_blank">Lebo Mothiba already ruled out of Afcon as well as forwards Evidence Makgopa and Lyle Foster doubtful</a>, that could create space for Mayo in the Bafana final selection. If the left-footed player makes it into Broos' final Afcon squad and performs well at the tournament, that could force his reported suitors Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs to make moves on him.Afcon is an international stage Masandawana gauge the abilities of players they need in the Champions League.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The former SA U17 star will not take part in his club's last two Premier Soccer League matches of 2023 due to suspension after being red-carded against Stellenbosch FC recently. That could be a missed opportunity to increase his tally on the Golden Boot chart and also a lost chance to prove to Broos beyond any doubt that he deserves to go to Afcon.

WHAT NEXT FOR MAYO?

Reported Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns transfer target Mayo rates his Bafana Bafana chances - 'I have done everything to be in the Afcon squad' | Goal.com South Africa

Cape Town City forward Khanyisa Mayo has made a bold declaration that he deserves to go to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Reported Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns transfer target Mayo rates his Bafana Bafana chances - &apos;I have done everything to be in the Afcon squad&apos;

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