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Will Club Brugge and Estoril Praia agree to release Shandre Campbell and goalkeeper for Afcon? - South Africa coach provides update ahead of Caf tournament

Mzansi are preparing to participate in the continental showdown and they will need the services of their best players.

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  • Afcon finals close

  • Coach confident about Campbell's availability
  • He is yet to name final squad
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  • Shandre Campbell, South Africa Under-20, September 2024Backpagepix

    WHAT HAPPENED?

    Amajita head coach Raymond Mdaka has clarified that Club Brugge will release Shandre Campbell for the Caf U20 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament.

    There has been uncertainty on whether the sensational teenager will be available when Amajita take on their continental rivals, hoping to clinch a spot in the 2025 Fifa U20 World Cup finals.

    On Campbell, Mdaka said they have a good engagement with Brugge that also involves Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos.

    Apart from Campbell, Mdaka said goalkeeper Lowe Fletcher, who plays for Estoril Praia in Portugal, will also be available.

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  • Amajita head coach Raymond MdakaBackpage

    WHAT MDAKA SAID

    “We have been having a very good engagement with the team [Club Brugge] for Shandre [Campbell],” said Mdaka as quoted by FARPost.

    “Shandre was here in the first camp when we started building up the team. When we went to Lesotho, it was just the time he had started playing that side [in Belgium], and we decided not to include him in the squad so that he could gel with his new teammates because it was just a friendly game," he added.

    “So, we said we would get him when we go to the 2024 COSAFA U20 Championships, and indeed we got him. Even now, the senior team manager is engaging with the team [Club Brugge]. So, based on our agreement, we will have Shandre and Lowe [Fletcher] on the team for the Afcon," he concluded.

  • Coach Raymond Mdaka and Amajita during the Cosafa U20 qualifier against Zambia in 2024Backpage

    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Amajita are in Group B that also has Egypt, Nigeria, and Morocco, countries considered continental heavyweights.

    This means South Africa will need their top stars available and fit for the competition.

    The U20 Afcon finals will serve as the qualifiers for the 2025 U20 World Cup finals set to take place in Chile from September 27 to October 19 this year.

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  • Amajita head coach Raymond MdakaBackpage

    WHAT NEXT FOR MDAKA AND AMAJITA?

    Mdaka has already announced his preliminary squad of 30 players, and he is expected to reduce it to 23 before the continental showpiece begins.

    When he announces his final squad, he is expected to include foreign-based stars.

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