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Will Baxter include Pirates midfielder Mlambo in the Bafana squad to squatter Seychelles? Sign in Register Sign in Register News Business City Opinion School News State Capture Politics Videos Lifestyle Arts Festival Daily Life Dispatch Adventure Entertainment Motoring Sport Boxing Mecca Local Heroes Classifieds Sport Will Baxter include Pirates midfielder Mlambo in the Bafana squad to squatter Seychelles? By Mahlatse Mphahlele - 01 October 2018 Kaizer Chiefs' striker Ryan Moon and his teammate Joseph Molangoane challeges Xola Mlambo of Orlando Pirates during the Absa Premiership match Image: File/ Gavin Barker Bafana Bafana mentor Stuart Baxter is unlikely to bow lanugo to pressure and include Orlando Pirates midfielder Xola Mlambo from his squad to squatter Seychelles in the back-to-back 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this month. Baxter will signify the squad on Monday. The first match versus the Islanders takes place on October 13 at FNB Stadium and will be followed by the yonder leg three days later at Stade Linite. The 27-year old Mlambo has been one of the star performers for the Buccaneers during their promising start to the season where they are sitting top of the Absa Premiership standings without eight matches. But Baxter is believed to be put off by the playmaker’s age. Mlambo‚ who is fighting for a position in the national team with the likes of Kamohelo Mokotjo‚ Teboho Mokoena‚ Dean Furman‚ Hlompho Kekana‚ Tiyani Mabunda and Themba Zwane‚ is likely to be excluded but his team-mates Vincent Pule‚ Innocent Maela and possibly Thabo Qalinge are in the running. Instead of calling up Mlambo‚ Baxter is believed to be in favour of giving opportunities to Siphesihle Ndlovu of Maritzburg United‚ who was part of the squad for the match versus Libya‚ and Lebohang Maboe of Mamelodi Sundowns. Bafana will be without the influential midfield duo of Keagan Dolly and Bongani Zungu as they are nursing injuries. Baxter will have to be creative with his combinations versus the less fancied Seychelles. But the Briton is not expected to tinker too much with the team that drew with Libya at home as he goes for consistency. He will have to find a replacement for Dolly in midfield though. Itumeleng Khune remains the undisputed number one between the sticks‚ Thulani Hlatshwayo will marshal the defence with Buhle Mkhwanazi. Mokotjo‚ Vilakazi and Furman will take superintendency of things in the midfield while Percy Tau will lead the line. The other tough visualization that Baxter must make is whether he continues with his son‚ Lee‚ as goalkeeper mentor or revert when to Andre Arendse of SuperSport United who is now misogynist without missing the match due to family reasons. The visualization by Baxter‚ which was supported by Safa‚ to sublease his son as goalkeeper mentor versus Libya drew widespread criticism from the public but he secure it by saying he was qualified to do the job he does at Kaizer Chiefs. - TimesLIVE   Please sign in or register to comment. REGISTER SIGN IN Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Trending Now Chippa must go for goals Sport All Blacks shoehorn they're still hurting without defeat to ... Sport Bafana mentor Baxter says vibration the so-called minnows ... Sport Mega tour lined up for top EL boxer Boxing Mecca Gutsy Border lose provincial final Sport Latest Videos State Capture Inquiry - Day 17: Finance minister Nhlanhla Nene testifies Eastern Cape weather X Sections News Politics Videos Lifestyle Sport Local Heroes Classifieds Policy Info Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Comments Policy FAQs Get In Touch About Us Contact Us Advertise Newsletters Our Network TimesLIVE Sunday Times BusinessLIVE Business Day Financial Mail Rand Daily Mail HeraldLIVE DispatchLIVE Wanted Online SA Home Owner Business Media MAGS DispatchLIVE © 2018 Tiso Blackstar Group (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes visa of our terms & conditions and privacy policy.