South Africa head coach Molefi Ntseki has defended his decision to include Dean Furman in his latest squad.
The experienced midfielder currently plays for Carlisle United, who are campaigning in the fourth-tier of English football, League Two.
League Two has been likened to the SAB regional league in South Africa and Ntseki included Furman in the Bafana Bafana squad which will face Sao Tome and Principe in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers.
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“I think when it comes to that [the selection of Furman] we must look at ourselves through the mirror to say are we as a country are producing players that are playing in top leagues in Europe,” Ntseki said on Sowetan.