Felix has the skills to undo Bafana
Felix Badenhorst, the target of several South African clubs, poses perhaps the biggest threat from Swaziland to Bafana Bafana in tomorrow's Cosafa Cup semifinal at Windhoek's Sam Nujoma Stadium. In a tournament that has become the arena of upsets, Swaziland have proclaimed that they do not fear the South African shadow Olympic team competing at this Cosafa.Bafana are made up mostly of Under-23 players - some regulars, others are being given a try-out.The South Africans beat Lesotho on penalties in Saturday's quarterfinal on Sam Nujoma's artificial surface as preparation for the Rio Olympic Games in August.The Swazis have a dangerous weapon in Badenhorst, 23, a forward with a classy touch who displayed good skills in his team's quarterfinal defeat of Zambia on Sunday."He's comfortable on the ball. He's a good header of the ball. He's got good runs and an eye for goal," Swaziland captain Tony Tsabedze said."He's a very good second striker and a match-winner. I enjoy playing at the same club [Mbabane Swallows] with Felix because I know what I'm going to get from him."The match kicks off at 6pm...
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