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According to the Football411.com website, Gould ruptured his Achilles tendon at a Chiefs training session and was on the sidelines for six months, missing out on the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
The defender returned just after the AFCON for Chiefs and now two months later is part of the Bafana Bafana team to face Central African Republic in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match.
"I am happy to be playing football, that's the first thing. So here I am and I'm happy to be doing this. Playing for Bafana is a bonus and good indication that things are going well," Gould told reporters before a training session at the Athlone Stadium.
"I'm sure I can write a book about the injuries I had and how it could have ended my career. But here I am and it's an honour.
"During the African Cup I did not watch any football or the team, I focused on getting better and focusing on my family and it worked for me.
"And now I am focusing on training today, not even worried about tomorrow. Today is my World Cup training. I'm not being negative by not thinking of the World Cup, I am focusing on the training now."
South Africa are third in Group A with two points, CAR are a point above them and Ethiopia top the group with four points while Botswana have only one.
Gould added: "I believe we can and will qualify for the World Cup. We have the players, the facilities, the desire, it's all there.
"Playing against these guys (CAR), I expect it to be tough and that is what I want, that is what I like. I love a physical game and I will give it my all on Saturday, it should be a good game."
Kickoff is at 20:15 at the Cape Town Stadium.
