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Afcon: Bafana Bafana defender Rivaldo Coetzee goes AWOL

Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter says Mamelodi Sundowns defender Rivaldo Coetzee has not reported for training since Sunday.

According to Baxter, Coetzee was given permission to go see his mother whom he reported being critically ill.

“Rivaldo called me the day we were assembling and said his mother was critically ill, and he didn’t think she would make it through the night,” Baxter told the media.

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The Kakamas-born defender was included in the English man’s squad as they prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Egypt.