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ASSAULT CASE: Steven Pienaar is accused of being involved in a nightclub fight. Photo: Gallo

BUSY: Bafana coach Gordon Igesund

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The only South African coach to win the league with four different club has scheduled meetings with coaches of clubs who have South African players on their books to discuss his plans for the tournament.

He will also ask them to allow the players to return home for an extra week for a training camp ahead of the tournament Bafana want to win in honour of former assistant coach Thomas Madigage, who died in a car accident two weeks ago.

Igesund is not going to try to influence former skipper Steven Pienaar to change his decision to retire from international soccer, he just wants to have a chat with the Everton midfielder to get to the bottom of his withdrawal from the team.

"Gordon is not desperate to have Schillo (Pienaar) back but just wants to have a man-to-man chat regarding the decision to quit international soccer. If Schillo changes his mind, that will be good too for Bafana Bafana because he is an experienced player," said a source familiar with the developments at Safa.

Igesund could not be reached for comment.

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Nov 2, 2012

MAWARAWARA

Please dont bring that thing back he is going to fall all over the place.
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Nov 2, 2012

oneJay

STOP FOOLIN US WAT HAPPENED LAST TYM HE MET MONEEB"OUR FOREVER NO2" ....PIENAAR IS BACK WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT
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Nov 2, 2012

Lungu

To me Steven never performed well for BB since becoming a Captain i think if he comes back he must not be given an armband, in SA we tend to give good players the captaincy role and is killing their game please Gordin a Goalkeeper or Defender should wear that belt and suits them well to make a strong team.
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Nov 2, 2012

Papage

SAFA & Gordon, you want to tell me that of the 51.8 million people in SA, there is no one who can play for Bafana like Pienaar? Now you are giving me a reason to say you are all useless and will never support you until the class of 1996 takes over the control of Football in this Country. Maybe you must consider taking the upcoming AFCON to Zimbabwe, we dont need it at all, Fix this Organisation first before you opt for competitions, we can not continue to be a laughing stock, I foresee embarrasment come January 2013. remember this message.
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Nov 2, 2012

Takkie

Think about the moral of the other players. Are they not good enough to do better than Steve?
Surely we have better players than him. They might be playing for the lower divisions.
They can be bought in, the same thing that Jomo did with Benni.

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Nov 2, 2012

ancnduntsu

Gordon! Gordon! Mara why! Why continuing 2 player's @sses? U started with Domkat, Mcfatty followed and now Piepienaar. What example r u setting?
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Nov 2, 2012

batical

cumon mr coach we dont realy need this boy and what hapend to classen
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Nov 2, 2012

PANJOdeTIGER

what FOR? I dont miss anything from this boy let him leave our Bafana Bafana...... Yeye is better than this Brat....

Dont force thsi Guy...
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Nov 2, 2012

Papage

Do you think he is Ronaldo or Messi of South African soccer? I dont think so and please we dont want him, you bring him we will BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO him
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Nov 2, 2012

McLoving

Pienaar is a good player,one of the best in the world.We can't just let a good player like Pienaar go easily like that.This guy has served the country with great honour, honesty,loyalty and shown a great commitment.
Something went wrong somehow.We need Pienaar back.You country needs you Mr Pienaar.
Bring Pienaar back.
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