PSI clubs must release players for the U20 Afcon

IT’S continental football - the Caf Champions league and Confederation Cup - this weekend, and the Summer Soccer League (SSL) will be well represented.

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Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns will host Pyramids and Al Ahly in the Champions League semi-final legs in Soweto and Pretoria.

And in the same vein, all Stellenbosch will be away in Zanzibar, Tanzania, tomorrow afternoon to play Simba in the Confederation Cup second-leg first leg.

Of course, as a nation we should be proud of these three teams. They’ve done their best to ensure that the PSL and our nation are well represented.

But let’s also acknowledge that the U20 national team will play in the Africa Youth Championship in Morocco in which they’ll face Tanzania, Egypt, Sierra Leone and Zambia later this month.

This is one of the youth competitions that should put the nation on the map, with the U17 national team doing their bit to qualify for the U17 World Cup in Qatar later this year.

So, let’s address the elephant in the room. What are the murmurings that Stellenbosch and Pirates might be hesitant to release their players for the U20 Afcon?