Brazil's array of stars all pose threat to Junior Bafana Olympic adventure

03 August 2016 - 15:48
By Marc Strydom

There is one real Neymar in the Brazilian Olympic team who meet South Africa in Brasilia on Thursday night‚ and at least three who have been dubbed as “new Neymars” in the country. Neymar – the one we know‚ the player who has graduated from the somewhat frail winger with huge potential who was roughed up by Siyabonga Sangweni in Bafana Bafana’s 1-0 friendly defeat in Sao Paulo in 2013 to the world-class Barcelona superstar – is in Brazil’s team as an overage player.

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