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Radebe's time to prove

AFP, Durban
Former captain Lucas Radebe will be playing for a World Cup place when South Africa host Madagascar Sunday in a World Cup warm-up match.
After being sidelined for more than one year with recurring ankle and knee injuries, Radebe is making a belated attempt to secure a berth in the 23-man squad due to be announced Thursday.
Capped 63 times by Bafana Bafana (The Boys), the central defender has played several recent matches for the reserve team of English Premiership outfit Leeds United.
He also came successfully through a testimonial match for teammate and Republic of Ireland defender Gary Kelly this week, prompting South Africa coach Jomo Sono to choose him.
Sono will work with a fullstrength squad for the first time after experimenting with inexperienced players in four international friendly matches during March and April.
Radebe, who captained the team at the World Cup finals in France four years ago, was not included in a preliminary squad of 30 players named by Sono last week.
"Lucas will play so I can assess his form and fitness," former national star Sono told reporters Saturday in the Indian Ocean city where the squad have been training for one week.
Given the lack of experience and resilience in the South African defence, a good showing by Radebe could seal a ticket to South Korea, where Bafana Bafana are in Group B with Paraguay, Slovenia and Spain.
After adopting a strange selection policy in previous World Cup warm-ups against Saudi Arabia (01), Georgia (1-4), Botswana (0-0) and Ecuador (0-0), Sono seems ready to test his best.
He used his Europe-based
players, who form the core of the team, only against Georgia in Tbilisi, and with embarrassing results as the quicker, slicker East Europeans created scoring chances with alarming ease.
A notable absentee against Madagascar will be leading scorer and captain Shaun Bartlett, who has been ruled out of the quadrennial showcase of football by an Achilles tendon injury.
Even if Radebe is included in the squad, goalkeeper Hans Vonk from Dutch club Heerenveen is considered more likely to wear the armband having won praise from Sono in Georgia.
South Africa are expected to prove too strong for modest Madagascar at Absa Stadium (1330GMT) and, after the squad is announced, they head for the Far East.
Bafana Bafana play Scotland (May 20) and fellow finalists Turkey (May 23) in Hong Kong and an unnamed Japanese club in Ueno City before opening their World Cup campaign on June 2 against Paraguay.