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Doctor Khumalo Recalls Being Dropped By Clive Barker

Doctor Khumalo Recalls Being Dropped By Clive Barker

Doctor Khumalo looked back on the time he was dropped from the national team by Clive Barker after his move to the United States.

Doctor Khumalo looked back on the time he was dropped from the national team by Clive Barker after his move to the United States.

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Bafana Bafana legend Doctor Khumalo relived the moment he was surprisingly dropped by Clive Barker from the national team for a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier. 

As mentioned by Doctor, he had been in the United States for three months at the time he was overlooked for selection for a Bafana Bafana clash against Zambia.

"I went to play in the U.S. They [Bafana Bafana] went to play Zambia in Zambia. I was not called to the national team for the first time because they said I gained weight," laughed Doctor in his latest Doc Diaries podcast episode with Andile Ncube.

"Staying in the U.S for three months and y'all are saying I gained weight?" jokes the legend, exploding with laughter when looking back on the incident.

"It was the food there, it was just a little bit of gains. They went to play in Zambia in a World Cup Qualifier and it was our second last game. I was not part of the team, they lost. 

"Believe it or not, after the game, the first person to call me was Clive. And he said; 'I think I made the biggest mistake of my life by excluding you. Even though we knew you would gain a little bit of weight but your presence would have made a difference,'" shared the South African football icon, who was capped 50 times by Bafana Bafana.

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