Bafana Bafana
Parker: Rantie future star
2012-12-20 14:00
Johannesburg - Bernard Parker has tipped his Bafana Bafana team-mate Tokelo Rantie to make a big impact in international football.
The Kaizer Chiefs forward was speaking to
Football411 ahead
of Saturday's international friendly against Malawi in Durban and he
says Bafana may have found an answer to their goal scoring problems in
Rantie.
According to the
football411.com website, the 22-year-old, who plays for Malmo in Sweden, has scored two
goals in four matches for Bafana since making his debut back in June in a
World Cup qualifier against Botswana, and Parker expect more of the
same from the striker.
"We have a lot of good players in the squad and in terms of our
attack, I have been very impressed with Rantie after being with him in
past camps. I think he's got a good future if he can stay focused,"
Parker said.
"I actually don't consider myself an out-and-out striker and him
being an outright striker, I think he can do more for the country.
"The thing I like most about him is his movement, so he makes the
right moves and he is a strong guy, meaning he can deal with the
defenders. I haven't seen much of his technique, but from what I have
seen he's got a bright future in the game," Parker added.
Rantie and Parker are likely to start for Bafana against Malawi,
but Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter has warned that Parker has not fully
recovered from twisting his ankle against University of Pretoria
recently - this despite coming off the bench to score Amakhosi's second
goal in the 2-0 defeat of Amazulu in midweek.