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Dambe eyes historic AFCON return but third choice role looms

Dambe PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Dambe PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The race for places in the Zebras’ AFCON 2025 squad is entering the final stage, with 32 players shortlisted ahead of the 26-man team set to travel to Morocco.

The provisional list has sparked debate, with familiar faces missing. MmegiSport Correspondent KABELO BORANABI assesses the selection, with a closer look at the goalkeeping department (BLURB) Kabelo Dambe was the third-choice keeper in 2012 at 21, behind Modiri Marumo and Noah Maposa, and did not see a minute as the Zebras were booted out in the group stages.

Thirteen years on, he is the most experienced of the current quartet, yet experience alone does not guarantee a starting berth.

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It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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