McCarthy to end exile

Benni McCarthy is set to end his 19-month international exile after being called into the South Africa squad.

Benni McCarthy is set to end his 19-month international exile after being called into the South Africa squad for next month's clash with Zambia. The Blackburn striker has been included by coach Carlos Alberto Parreira for the African Cup of Nations qualifier on 9th September. The game will be McCarthy's first for South Africa since the 2-0 defeat to Tunisia in the African Cup of Nations in January 2006. McCarthy's Blackburn team-mate Aaron Mokoena has also been called up, along with Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar Full squad Rowen Fernandez (Arminia Bielefeld), Calvin Marlin (Mamelodi Sundowns), Vuyo Mere, Benson Mhlongo (Sundowns), Aaron Mokoena (Blackburn, capt), Bradley Carnell (Karlsruhe), Cyril Nzama (Kaizer Chiefs), Brett Evans (Ajax Cape Town), Nasief Morris (Panathinaikos), Bevan Fransman (Moroka Swallows), Surprise Moriri, Dillon Sheppard (Sundowns), Macbeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan), Steven Pienaar (Everton), Papi Zothwane (Lamontville Golden Arrows), Siyabonga Nkosi (Arminia Bielefeld), Benedict Vilakazi (Aalborg), Teko Modise (Orlando Pirates), Delron Buckley (Borussia Dortmund), Benni McCarthy (Blackburn), Thembinkosi Fanteni (Ajax Cape Town), Siyabonga Nomvete (Aalborg)