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Monyane confident Orlando Pirates will release him for 2019 U23 Afcon finals

Orlando Pirates utility player Thabiso Monyane is keen to play for South Africa at the 2019 Under-23 Africa Nations Cup (Afcon) finals.

The defender-come-striker is used to playing in youth international tournaments having represented South Africa at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup finals in Poland last year.

“We got an amazing experience through the Under-17, the Afcon and Under-20 World Cup. It exposed me a lot and I got to learn a lot of new things," Monyane told Daily Sun.

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“I was called in the Under-17 national team when I was 15.