South African forward Thembinkosi Lorch has admitted that his fitness has been affected by a lack of game time at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Egypt.
The 25-year-old player is yet to make an appearance in the continental tournament under Bafana Bafana head coach Stuart Baxter.
Many South Africans have called for the inclusion of Lorch in the starting line-up with the team having struggled in the group stage, recording two defeats and only one victory.
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Lorch feels that he is ready to deliver for Bafana, who scraped through to the Round of 16 as one of the four best third-placed teams and they will now face tournament hosts Egypt on Saturday.