De Sa dropped Petersen to avoid horror injury flashbacks
24 October 2016 - 17:45
Ajax Cape Town dropped goalkeeper Brandon Petersen ahead of their weekend Telkom Knockout tie to avoid any flashbacks he might have to the horror injury that nearly ended his career. Coach Roger de Sa said he made a decision to use under-23 international Jody February in the first round match against SuperSport United at Atteridgeville instead because he feared Petersen would be mentally scared.
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