Kaizer Chiefs left back Punch Masenamela’s fine form for the Amakhosi during the 2010 – 2011 season has not gone un-noticed, the enterprising defenders fine club displays have been rewarded as he has been included in a 27 man Bafana Bafana touring party who will work together in the build up to South Africa’s crucial 2012 CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Egypt in Cairo on June 5.

Masenamela and three other players the BIDVest Wits pair of Jayiya Bhongolwethu and Sifiso Myeni as well as Kermit Erasmus of SuperSport United have been called up by South Africa Coach Pitso Mosimane to train with the team so that he can have a closer look at them.

During a press briefing on Thursday Mosimane at the announcement of the squad to face the Pharoas Mosimane said that he was impressed by the Chiefs left back and as part of his development for the future, he believes that it will be beneficial for Punch to work with the Bafana team, Punch and the other three players will not feature in the game against the Egyptians.

Masenamela’s Amakhosi team mates goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune as well as the midfield duo of Reneilwe Letsholonyane and Siphiwe Tshabalala are part of the 23 man squad who will face the reigning African champions Egypt in a crucial Group G qualifying game on June 5th.

Khune and Tshabalala have featured in all three of South Africa’s qualifying games thus far while Letsholonyane has also played his part as Bafana have won two and drawn one of their games to this point.

Khune has managed to keep three clean sheets and will be looking to do like wise in Cairo, Bafana Bafana have moved up to 38th place in the latest Fifa rankings while Egypt who are currently at the bottom of Group G are two places ahead of them and occupy 36th spot.

Bafana Bafana will assemble in Johannesburg on Sunday afternoon before heading off to Rustenburg on Monday where they will hold a camp before departing for Egypt the following week.

Bafana Bafana

squad to face Egypt:

 

 

NO.	PLAYER'S NAME	CLUB
GOALKEEPERS:
1.	KHUNE Itumeleng	Kaizer Chiefs FC (SA)
2.	WAYNE Sandilands	Mamelodi Sundowns FC (SA)
3.	MZIMELA Mbongeni	Amazulu FC (SA)
	DEFENDERS:
4.	GOULD Morgan	Supersport United FC (SA)
5.	FRANSMAN Bevan	Hapoel Tel Aviv FC (Israel)
6.	MASILELA Tsepo	Maccabi Haifa FC (Israel)
7.	GAXA Siboniso	Lierse FC (Belgium)
8.	TOM Mzivukile	Lamontville Golden Arrows FC (SA)
9.	NGCONGCA Anele	Racing Genk FC (Belgium)
10.	SANGWENI Siyabonga	Lamontville Golden Arrows FC (SA)
11.	JELE Happy	Orlando Pirates FC (SA)
MIDFIELDERS:
12.	DIKGACOI Kagisho	Fulham FC (England)
13.	KEKANA Hlompho	Bloemfontein Celtic FC (SA)
14.	LETSHOLONYANE Reneilwe	Kaizer Chiefs FC (SA)
15.	PIENAAR Steven (Capt)	Tottenham FC (England)
16.	SERERO Thulani	Ajax Cape Town FC (SA)
17.	JALI Andile	Orlando Pirates FC (SA)
18.	TSHABALALA Siphiwe	Kaizer Chiefs FC (SA)
19.	MALULEKA George	Ajax Cape Town FC (SA)
STRIKERS:
20.	PARKER Bernard	FC Twente (Holland)
21.	SOMMA Davide	Leeds United  FC (England)
22.	MPHELA Katlego	Mamelodi Sundowns FC (SA)
23.	SEGOLELA Tlou	Orlando Pirates FC (SA)

 

 

ADDITIONAL PLAYERS

 

 

 

NO.	PLAYER'S NAME	CLUB
1.
2.	JAYIYA Bhongolwethu	Bidvest Wits FC (SA)
3.	MYENI Sifiso	Bidvest Wits FC (SA)
4.	MASENAMELA Punch	Kaizer Chiefs FC (SA)
5.	ERASMUS Kermit	Supersport United FC (SA)