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Gabriano Shelton: Who is Orlando Pirates fan & Liverpool wonderkid called up by South Africa?

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He’s a Pirates fan…

However, intriguingly, he’s named former Mamelodi Sundowns star Percy Tau as his favourite player.The youngster named Tau as his No. 1 last year, and Shelton will surely be hoping to emulate the Bafana Bafana attacker and play senior Premier League football.

…but Percy Tau is his favourite player

Shelton was born in England to a father who served in the British army.His son played in Germany, Cyprus and for Wigan-based Allstars before joining the Liverpool academy.

He was born in England

Shelton’s brother—beautifully named El Nino—is also on the books of Liverpool, having also been recruited alongside his sibling.While the youngest brother is also eligible for South Africa, he could also feature for Germany, having been born in the European country.

His brother was also signed by Liverpool

Shelton could have been part of a South African connection alongside Lyle Foster at Burnley—having been courted by the Championship side—while he was also reportedly tracked by Manchester City before eventually signing for Liverpool.

Man City and Burnley wanted him

According to local media, Shelton himself attempted to seek content with South African selectors at the tail end of last year in order to make himself known to the national side."We've been trying to get in contact with the SA U17 people but no joy,” <a href="https://sportsbrief.com/football/liverpool/27152-liverpools-gabriano-shelton-south-african-hopes-bukayo-saka-jadon-sancho-marcus-rashford-abuse/" target="_blank">he told local journalists</a>. “I tried to make contact with coach Duncan, but he never came back to me.“Please help because it's frustrating."Finally, the wonderkid has got his wish.

He petitioned South Africa to be called up

The same report reveals that Shelton opted to plump for a future with South Africa after seeing the abusive treatment aimed at England players Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho after they missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final."I thought I wanted to play for South Africa, after I saw how the players who play for England and who were born in the United Kingdom were treated after missing penalties,” he said.

He was disgusted by racist abuse aimed at England players

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Who is Gabriano Shelton, who has been named in South Africa’s U-17 squad for the Africa Cup of Nations preparations?