Former Mamelodi Sundowns forward Ishmael Maluleke feels that ageing strikers and a lack of alternatives are what is haunting Bafana Bafana.
After the South African national team’s failure to qualify for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations following Sunday’s 2-0 defeat in Sudan, Maluleke has focused on Bafana’s attack while also touching on the goalkeeping department.
The injury to SuperSport United’s 33-year-old forward Bradley Grobler left coach Molefi Ntseki with Luther Singh as the most notable outright striker available.
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In the last two qualifiers, Bafana had to rely on attacking midfielders Percy Tau and Themba Zwane for goals and the Brighton and Hove Albion man scored to salvage a point in the 1-1 draw against Ghana.