JOHANNESBURG – England-based pair Quinton Fortune and Benni McCarthy have withdrawn from the South African squad for Saturday’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Congo, officials said yesterday.
Fortune suffered an ankle injury in only his second appearance for Bolton Wanderers last week while McCarthy has cited personal commitments for his decision to withdraw. McCarthy has just joined Blackburn Rovers and his Spanish wife is heavily pregnant with the couple’s second child.Both Fortune and McCarthy were also missing when South Africa beat Namibia 1-0 in Windhoek in a warm-up friendly earlier this month.South Africa’s caretaker coach Pitso Mosimane has called up the Danish-based striker Siyabonga Nomvete as cover.Nampa-ReutersMcCarthy has just joined Blackburn Rovers and his Spanish wife is heavily pregnant with the couple’s second child.Both Fortune and McCarthy were also missing when South Africa beat Namibia 1-0 in Windhoek in a warm-up friendly earlier this month.South Africa’s caretaker coach Pitso Mosimane has called up the Danish-based striker Siyabonga Nomvete as cover.Nampa-Reuters
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