Football: Mosimane urges Lyle Foster to seize his chance with Bafana
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sowetan
Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has recalled striker Lyle Foster for the two 2027 AFCON qualifiers against Kenya, the first in Orlando on Friday and the second in Nairobi four days later. He tells the striker, who scored twice in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, that the squad is now in his hands.
The Bafana Bafana coach, South Africa's national football team, Pitso Mosimane, has asked striker Lyle Foster to seize the chance he has been given, according to Sowetan. Speaking at a press conference at Milpark, he said: « It is important to give him a chance, to get him involved. The desire is there, and we only see it in training and in matches. »
Mosimane had left Foster out of the squad's first gathering last month, when the Bafana beat Guinea and Eritrea in AFCON qualifiers, then Egypt in a friendly in Cairo. He is recalling him for two qualifiers for the CAN 2027 against Kenya: the first match on Friday at the Orlando Amstel Arena, at 6pm, and the second in Nairobi four days later.
Foster, 26, who has experienced mental health difficulties, joined Houston Dynamo, a Major League Soccer (MLS) club, on loan from Burnley, an English second-division club. He has scored one goal in eight matches in the United States. Mosimane says he has had private conversations with him about his state of mind, while considering that the striker must regain the form he had before leaving for England.
