Head Coach Stuart Baxter named his official 25-man national team squad yesterday, with the Englishman leaving out a few in-form players from his list.
Bafana Bafana will take part in a Four-Nation tournament that is set to be held in Zambia later this month during the FIFA break, with the likes of Innocent Maela, Daniel Cardoso and Ryan Moon all given national team call-ups to represent Mzansi.
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Baxter stuck to his word by adding many youngsters to the fold, with Moon and Siphesihle Ndlovu making the cut, although, there are several in-form players in the Absa Premiership who have not been considered arguably because of their age.
The Siya crew takes a look at three players, who have not received Bafana call-ups but are currently topping the charts with their performances in the Absa Premiership:
Rodney Ramagalela:
Ramagalela is currently the Absa Premiership's top goalscorer, tallying 10 goals so far this season, with only two goals secured from penalties.
The 29-year-old has missed just one out of 23 Absa Premiership encounters for Polokwane City so far this season, playing the full 90-minutes in almost every fixture he featured in.
According to the statistics, Ramagalela has made 11 contributions to goals scored during Rise and Shine's league campaign, tallying 21 shots on target so far.
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Amigo Memela:
Memela has been one of Orlando Pirates' most improved players and has been a threat in front of goal as of late. The 30-year-old's fine form has seen him score five and assist four goals so far this season.
Memela has assisted the same amount of goals as Themba Zwane and one more than Aubrey Modiba. He has also made nine contributions to goals, as many as Modiba and one more than Zwane.
The striker has tallied 19 shots on target in the league, with only Ramagalela, Percy Tau and Evans Rusike tallying more than him.
Gift Motupa:
Motupa is the second highest scorer in the league, on nine goals, just one behind Ramagalela and has made nine contributions to goals, as many as both Memela and Modiba and has 16 shots on target so far this season.
The 23-year-old has played 1202 minutes in the Absa Premiership thus far, compared to one of the striker's currently in the Bafana camp, Ryan Moon, who has played just 541 minutes. This according to the values on transfermarkt.com.
Which of these three players do you think deserved a call-up to Bafana Bafana?
