Mosimane addresses Appollis reduced game-time with Orlando Pirates

The 25-year-old winger has been used mostly as an impact player for the Buccaneers coming in from the bench as the Soweto giants aim put games to bed.

Bucs head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has insisted that the technical team is managing Appollis work-load in order to avoid fatigue, with the club competing on all fronts domestically and in Africa.

However, Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane told reporters on Thursday that his primary focus is ensuring the country has it's best players available for selection.

"We play once, right? So fatigue is not for me to manage it," said Mosimane at the pre-match conference ahead of Kenya clash in Orlando.

"Right? For me, it's to choose the best player who's around and who's available, okay? So I don't over-train my team. I just say who's available and is good for the country; I use that player. So, I hear that you are a lot in press conferences, but to be honest, I don't listen."

The former Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly mentor also emphasized his approach to not let rumours or external factors in the public or media to affect who he choses to represent the nation.

“I have to look at what I have because now if I start listening to anybody and everybody, my decisions and my way of thinking will be swayed," added the 62-year-old.

"If I read what you write, I'll be in trouble, right? Because you can write what you want to write. I must respect your opinion. But if that opinion starts to go into my mind and it affects the choice of players I must make, I might not as well be here because you wrote your opinion. "

Appollis is likely to be in action when South Africa tackle Kenya in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Group C clash at the Orlando Amstel Arena on Friday evening.