Delightful Dolly SA's Rio trump card

08 June 2016 - 09:48
By MARC STRYDOM

South Africa's Under-23 coach Owen da Gama says midfield player Keagan Dolly is the team's "Neymar", and as such has been allowed to join Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League this month, hopefully in return for his participation in the Rio Olympic Games in August. Da Gama said his team hoped to finalise an agreement with Sundowns that would see Dolly become available for the Olympics, and also a friendly against Japan on June 29, and yet-to-be announced big-name opponents on July 8.

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