Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter has confirmed that Kaizer Chiefs star Itumeleng Khune will miss the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Amakhosi No.1 has been out of action for some time having sustained an injury back in January which subsequently ruled him out of the remainder of the campaign.
Despite Khune having missed Bafana’s crunch tie against Libya, Baxter was still hoping to have the Chiefs stopper at his disposal heading into the showpiece event.
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However, Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp recently refuted any chance of Khune being available, something which Baxter has now conceded.