Bafana Bafana's emerging striking star Lyle Foster says he still has to pinch himself about his dream move to English Championship club Burnley in January.
Lyle Foster trains for Bafana Bafana at FNB Stadium on March 20 2023 ahead of their African Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Liberia.Bafana Bafana's emerging star Lyle Foster says he still has to pinch himself about his dream move to English Championship club Burnley in January.
The striker said it was his season where he “followed his heart” and moved from Portugal's Vitoria de Guimaraes to KVC Westerlo in the Belgian second-tier Challenger Pro League and scored four goals in 23 games there that was the turnaround to kick-start his still fledgling career in Europe. “I'm still pinching myself,” Foster said ahead of a Bafana training session at FNB Stadium for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Liberia at Orlando Stadium on Friday and in Monrovia on Tuesday.
Steven Pienaar moved from Tottenham Hotspur back to top previous club Everton for €5.75m in 2012 and in 1999 Benni McCarthy moved from Ajax Amsterdam to Celta Vigo for €6m.He said his aim is to become the leading striker in South Africa.
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