Lyle Foster has been named in South Africa's World Cup squad as the country prepare to play in the tournament finals for the first time since they hosted the 2010 competition. Nineteen of the 26-man squad named by 74-year-old Belgian coach Hugo Broos play in the South African league, with Foster the only British-based player.
Goals either side of half-time by Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane took Cameroon through to the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals at South Africa's expense, as the Indomitable Lions edged their last-16 clash 2-1. Tchamadeu opened the scoring in the 34th minute at Al Medina Stadium in Rabat on Sunday, and teenage Bayer Leverkusen forward Kofane headed in the crucial second goal two minutes after half-time.
Tomorrow's game is surely a special game for me. If you win an AFCON with a country, then a part of them stays in your heart, but tomorrow I can't have mercy for them because I am the coach of South Africa now and I want to win the game, Belgian Broos told reporters Saturday in the Moroccan capital. They are a very good team, a young team, and they have a good fighting spirit and mentality,
