SuperSport United goalkeeper Ricardo Goss has expressed his desire to be called up to the South African national team, Bafana Bafana. Goss is currently in the first season of his two-season long loan deal from Mamelodi Sundowns and has played consistently enough to feel he is worthy of a call-up.
The senior national team have two 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Liberia in March and Goss is hopeful of being included in Hugo Broos’ squad. He faces competition from Kaizer Chiefs’ Brandon Petersen and Sipho Chaine of Orlando Pirates, as well as Ronwen Williams and Veli Mothwa who have been regulars in the side.
“I think I have done enough, but you know the competition is stiff. You just do what you need to do and the rest is up to the coach,” said Goss to the Siya crew.
Goss is encouraged by the increasing number of South African goalkeepers playing for big clubs, believing it is good for the national team. He added: “Obviously Ronwen has been doing well. There’s Melusi, there’s Brandon Petersen now and there’s also Sipho from Pirates. It’s good to see South African goalkeepers starting to feature at the big clubs. It’s good for our national team. That’s why I say the competition is on another level now.”
