South Africa

CAF·Group A·FIFA #61·16 Big-5 candidates

Squad spots — best by EV per position (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper (0/1)

GK— no candidate —

Defender (4/4)

Nasief Morris

Racing Sant · La Liga

1,001 min · 1G 0A

22¢

Aaron Mokoena

Portsmouth · Premier League

1,723 min · 0G 0A

19¢

Anele Ngcongca

Troyes · Ligue 1

1,697 min · 0G 0A

18¢

Tsepo Masilela

Getafe · La Liga

1,004 min · 0G 0A

14¢

Midfielder (3/3)

Steven Pienaar

Sunderland · Premier League

11,893 min · 16G 20A

73¢

Keagan Dolly

Montpellier · Ligue 1

2,017 min · 1G 2A

38¢

Bongani Zungu

Amiens · Ligue 1

3,306 min · 1G 0A

37¢

Forward (3/3)

Lebo Mothiba

Strasbourg · Ligue 1

4,879 min · 22G 5A

87¢

Percy Tau

Brighton · Premier League

103 min · 0G 1A

74¢

Benni McCarthy

West Ham · Premier League

951 min · 1G 2A

53¢

Full candidate pool — sorted by mock EV

Player	Club	Pos	Mins	G	A	xG	EV
Lebo Mothiba	Strasbourg	FW,MF	4,879	22	5	18.3	87¢
Percy Tau	Brighton	FW	103	0	1	0.0	74¢
Steven Pienaar	Sunderland	MF,FW	11,893	16	20	0.0	73¢
Benni McCarthy	West Ham	FW	951	1	2	0.0	53¢
Keagan Dolly	Montpellier	MF	2,017	1	2	1.9	38¢
Bongani Zungu	Amiens	MF	3,306	1	0	0.6	37¢
Lebogang Phiri	Guingamp	MF	2,960	0	1	0.7	34¢
Kagisho Dikgacoi	Crystal Palace	MF	2,548	0	0	0.0	30¢
Nasief Morris	Racing Sant	DF	1,001	1	0	0.0	22¢
Aaron Mokoena	Portsmouth	DF,MF	1,723	0	0	0.0	19¢
Anele Ngcongca	Troyes	DF	1,697	0	0	0.0	18¢
Tsepo Masilela	Getafe	DF	1,004	0	0	0.0	14¢
Kermit Erasmus	Rennes	FW	204	0	0	0.0	12¢
Lyle Foster	Monaco	FW	62	0	0	0.3	6¢
Tokelo Rantie	Bournemouth	FW	41	0	0	0.0	5¢
Khanya Leshabela	Leicester City	MF	10	0	0	0.0	2¢