Mayo to miss Cape Town City’s next games; Bafana to benefit

Cape Town City forward Khanyisa Mayo will miss te club’s final two DStv Premiership games in 2023 against Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town Spurs after he received a red card against Stellenbosch FC.

Mayo has been included in coach Hugo Broos’ 50-man preliminary squad for the Afcon tournament to be hosted by Ivory Coast in January.

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The 25-year-old has had a good season so far and is PSL joint top goalscorer in the current campaign.

Mayo believes he’s done enough to make Afcon team

He believes he has done enough to earn himself in the final 23-man squad.

“As strikers, we are judged on goals,” Mayo told FARPost.

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“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,” Mayo said.

Cape Town City will have to play their final games of the year without their top man and coach Eric Tinkler is unhappy with the situation

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“There’s nothing, I can do about it. I can’t be worried about [whether] Mayo is not available, Mayo is suspended, that’s just the situation we find ourselves in. It’s about the other players stepping up,” Tinkler told iDiski Times.

“You’ve got Jo Paciencia, needs to now step, you’ve got Luke Daniels, who needs to step up, you can’t be reliant on one person.

“So, players need to take that responsibility.”

Bafana coach Hugo Broos is hoping none of his key players get injured weeks before his Afcon squad selection but one player that is not at risk is Mayo.

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