Radebe has overcome injury to make squad (Allsport)
RADEBE MAKES WORLD CUP RETURN
By PA Sport Staff
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Leeds' Lucas Radebe has been included in the South Africa World Cup squad
despite missing the entire season through injury.
Radebe, who has not played a competitive match in 15 months, returned to
fitness in time to make coach Jomo Sono's final 23-man squad.
The 33-year-old played 37 minutes for Leeds in team-mate Gary Kelly's
testimonial before featuring in the first half of the Bafana Bafana's friendly
against Madgascar last weekend.
The squad, which also includes Watford's Pierre Issa and Manchester United's
Quinton Fortune, leave for a tournament in Hong Kong on Friday before heading on
to Japan and South Korea.
They open their World Cup campaign against Paraguay on June 2.
South Africa World Cup squad: Calvin Marlin (Ajax Cape Town), Hans Vonk
(Heerenveen), Andre Arendse (Santos): Aaron Mokoena (Germinal Beerschot),
Pierre Issa (Watford), Thabang Molefe (Cosmos), Matthew Booth (Mamelodi
Sundowns), Lucas Radebe (Leeds United), Cyril Nzama (Kaizer Chiefs), Bradley
Carnell (VfB Stuttgart): Sibusiso Zuma, Jabu Pule (Kaizer
Chiefs), MacDonald Mukansi (Lokomotiv Sofia), McBeth Sibaya (Jomo Cosmos),
Thabo Mngomeni (Orlando Pirates), Bernard Mnguni (Lokomotiv Moscow), Delron
Buckley (VfL Bochum), Quinton Fortune (Manchester United), Steven Pienaar (Ajax
Amsterdam): Teboho Mokoena (St Gallen), Siyabonga Nomvete (Udinese), Benedict
McCarthy, George Koumantarakis.
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