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	Mokoena returns as Bafana capt
		Mokoena pulled out of the squad for the tournament in January after he was replaced as captain by previous coach Ted Dumitru.
		He said he had refused to play under the veteran Romanian because of the way he was replaced as captain in a vote instituted by the coach before Mokoena had had a chance to join up with his teammates in early January.
		Mokoena, 25, has won 55 caps for his country, 14 of them as captain.
	www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Soccer/0,,2-9-840_1925944,00.html (370 words)

	Aaron Mokoena - Slider
		Aaron Mokoena (born November 25, 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers F.C. as a defender.
		A signing from KRC Genk in January 2005, "Mbazo", as he is known, is the youngest ever player to have represented South Africa, having played in 1999 for the 2000 Summer Olympics qualifiers, and proceeding to make a worthy replacement for Lucas Radebe as captain of his country.
		Mokoena made his Blackburn debut on January 8, 2005 against Cardiff City F.C. in the F.A. Cup as a 43rd minute substitute for Barry Ferguson.
	enc.slider.com /Enc/Aaron_Mokoena (132 words)

	Aaron Mokoena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aaron Mokoena (born November 25, 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers F.C. as a defender or midfielder.
		A signing from K.R.C. Genk in January 2005, "Mbazo" or "The Axe", as he is known, is the youngest ever player to have represented South Africa, having played in 1999 for the 2000 Summer Olympics qualifiers, and proceeding to make a worthy replacement for Lucas Radebe as captain of his country.
		Mokoena made his Blackburn debut on January 8, 2005 against Cardiff City F.C. in the F.A. Cup as a 43rd minute substitute for Barry Ferguson and went on to be a regular in the starting line-up for the remainder of the season, appearing 22 times in total.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aaron_Mokoena (181 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		In a statement to reporters, Mokoena said he would not play under coach Ted Dumitru, who has installed midfielder Sibusiso Zuma in his place after a vote by players on Tuesday at a training camp in Johannesburg.
		Mokoena, who flew in to Johannesburg on Wednesday and was told of the vote when he arrived for practice, said he had not been warned or given a chance to participate in the decision.
		Mokoena countered on Thursday, saying he had told officials last month that he would arrive only after Blackburn's match with Portsmouth on Monday and that his ticket had been booked and paid for by the South African Football Association.
	www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,113202,00.html (298 words)

	Business Day - News Worth Knowing
		The coach was not impressed by Mokoena’s extended stay in England and cited that as one of the reasons he allowed the players to vote for a new captain.
		Mokoena, on the other hand, maintained that it was a calculated campaign to get rid of him as he believed Dumitru had been planning to dump him as captain ever since he took the coaching reins last November.
		Mokoena was the grateful recipient of the armband after former Bafana coach Stuart Baxter stripped Mbulelo Mabizela of the captaincy three days before the national team faced Burkina Faso in a 2006 Soccer World Cup qualifier on July 3 2004.
	www.businessday.co.za /articles/sports.aspx?ID=BD4A136729 (685 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| African \| Mokoena not worried by criticism
		Mokoena and his team-mates at English Premiership side Blackburn have come under fire from the media for their tough approach to games.
		Mokoena also refuses to let a tackle that injured Chelsea's Arjen Robben in February affect the way he plays.
		Mokoena adds that he is delighted with his move from Belgian club Genk in January.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/africa/4503691.stm (349 words)

	FootyMania.com => Player Profile: Aaron Mokoena
		Mokoena came to Europe through Bayern Leverkusen, and was quickly picked up by Ajax to replace the retiring Danny Blind.
		Three years on loan, he was finally sold to RC Genk, also in Belgium, where he has displayed good football, which prompted in 2004 interest from Blackburn, with whom he signed in January 2005.
		Mokoena was the youngest-ever player to win a cap for South Africa at 18 years, two months and 26 days when he debuted against Botswana in the 1999 Cosafa Castle Cup.
	www.footymania.com /player.phtml?playerID=1248 (245 words)

	MOKOENA BACK FOR BAFANA BAFANA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Blackburn Rovers defender Aaron Mokoena is to return as captain of the South African side after refusing to play at the MTN Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt earlier this year, caretaker coach Pitso Mosimane said on Thursday.
		Mokoena pulled out of the squad for the tournament in January after being replaced as captain of the side by previous coach Ted Dumitru.
		The caretaker coach is to finalise his squad for the tournament on Friday but said he was delighted at Mokoena’s agreement to play.
	www.cosafa.com /stories/STORY_431.html (329 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Mokoena completes Blackburn move
		Blackburn have confirmed the signing of South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena after the necessary paperwork was completed.
		Mokoena had a trial at Ewood Park before Christmas and began training with his new team-mates today, although international clearance has to arrive before he can play.
		Mokoena, who is manager Mark Hughes' first signing, was introduced to the Ewood Park crowd during half-time of yesterday's victory over Charlton.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0104/BLACKBURN.html (161 words)

	Business Day - News Worth Knowing
		Mokoena has not been part of the Bafana setup since falling out with then Bafana coach Ted Dumitru on the eve of the African Nations Cup in January.
		Mokoena was injured in Blackburn’s 2-0 win over Manchester City in the English premier league this past weekend, but such was Mosimane’s determination to select the player that he went ahead and named him for the Bafana squad anyway.
		Mokoena and Belgium-based Elrio van Heerden are the only overseas-based players in a 22-strong squad that has been bolstered by the inclusion of six Mamelodi Sundowns players.
	www.businessday.co.za /articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A199192 (662 words)

	ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. World Cup 2006, Euro 2004, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		South Africa defender Aaron Mokoena, pictured April 2006, left Ewood Park on crutches after being stretched off from Blackburn's 2-0 win over Manchester City with a serious leg injury.
		South Africa defender Aaron Mokoena left Ewood Park on crutches after being stretched off from Blackburn's 2-0 win over Manchester City with a serious leg injury.
		Mokoena was just eight minutes into his 20th Premiership start for Mark Hughes' UEFA Cup qualifiers when he was hurt trying to block an effort by City's former England under-21 international Joey Barton.
	www.worldsoccernews.com /news/2006May/20060507_35962_world_soccer.html (509 words)

	4thegame.com Teams: Squad Page: Aaron Mokoena
		South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena completed a £300,000 move from Genk to Blackburn Rovers in January 2005.
		However, he, and the Blackburn team as a whole, came under fire from some sections of the media for their tough tackling (he is nicknamed 'Axe' after all).
		Mokoena was unaffected though as he made 26 appearances for his side in the 05/06 season, proving to be a valuable memeber of Hughes' impressive squad.
	www.4thegame.com /wanadoo/playerprofile.d?personid=29875 (282 words)

	Bafana in crucial World Cup clash - SouthAfrica.info
		This time around Mokoena is captain of the team, but Fish is now retired from the international game, while Bartlett is out through injury, and Nomvete was not selected.
		SA captain Aaron Mokoena is expecting his side to be put under heavy pressure in the contest, and in the time leading up to the big showdown, once the squad lands in the island nation.
		Defenders: Nasief Morris (Panathinaikos, Greece), Aaron Mokoena (Blackburn Rovers, England), Thabiso Rammile (Sundowns), Siboniso Gaxa (SuperSport), Mbulelo Mabizela (Valerenga, Norway), Lucky Lekgwathi (Orlando Pirates), Ricardo Katza (SuperSport).
	www.southafrica.info /2010/bafana-capeverde-2005.htm (796 words)

	Bafana impress in Zambian win - SouthAfrica.info
		Well, it turned for Aaron Mokoena in Lusaka on Sunday as he returned to the Bafana Bafana line-up as captain, and scored the only goal in a crucial African Nations Cup 2008 qualifier for South Africa.
		Mokoena was controversially left out of South Africa's team at the 2006 African Cup of Nations after a fall-out with stand-in coach Ted Dumitru.
		Mokoena's goal came from a free kick taken by Delron Buckley just short of the half-hour.
	www.southafrica.info /what_happening/sports/bafana-091006.htm (600 words)

	uefa.com
		Aaron Mokoena has agreed a deal to join Blackburn (©Getty Images 2004)
		English Premiership strugglers Blackburn Rovers FC have agreed to sign South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena from KRC Genk.
		"Aaron is the captain of South Africa and can play in central defence or the centre of midfield," Hughes told Blackburn's website.
	www.uefa.com /news/newsId=270945,printer.htmx (182 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Aaron Mokoena on the move
		Bafana Bafana defender Aaron Mokoena could be on the move in Belgium as he heads for one of the country's top clubs and possibly European football next season.
		Mokoena is still on the books of Ajax Amsterdam, but has been loaned out to Germinal Beerschot for the past couple of seasons.
		The move, should it come off, would involve Mokoena and Paul Kpaka moving to Genk, with Belgian hitman Wesley Sonck moving on to Ajax.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/250959.htm (277 words)

	06 p ted
		Mokoena was replaced as South African captain by Sibusiso Zuma this week after Dumitru asked the players to vote for their preferred skipper.
		Mokoena, meanwhile, arrived in the country on Wednesday morning from England where he plays for Blackburn Rovers.
		Mokoena did not respond to phone calls yesterday but told the Kick-off website that he was waiting for Dumitru to call him.
	www.citizen.co.za /index/article.aspx?pDesc=12037,1,22 (318 words)

	PSL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mokoena is said to have signed a two and a half year deal with the former Premiership champions, who paid Belgian side Genk £600 000 for Mbazo's services.
		Hughes is said to be very impressed by Mokoena, who trained with the team for two days before Christmas.
		Mokoena is ecstatic about the move and can't wait for his work permit to be sorted out so he can begin his new job.
	www.psl.co.za /Latest_News/story_7674.shtml (416 words)

	YEHEY!Sports
		Aaron Mokoena scored his first international goal to give South Africa a precious 1-0 win over Zambia Sunday in a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier.
		Mokoena was reinstated as skipper for the Group 11 clash after a traumatic year in which he was stripped of the captaincy and temporarily retired from international football.
		Known as Mbazo (The Axe), Mokoena has represented his country 58 times, but missed the 2006 Nations Cup in Egypt after a public storm with coach Ted Dumitru.
	www.yehey.com /sports/full_article.aspx?id=135602 (203 words)

	AARON MOKOENA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mokoena, who joined Ajax from their feeder club in Cape Town, replaced Leeds United veteran Lucas Radebe in the South Africa side and never looked back.
		A member of the Bafana Bafana Sydney Olympic team which beat Brazil, Mokoena was the youngest-ever player to win a cap for South Africa at 18 years, two months and 26 days in 1999.
		Mokoena was included in South Africa's squad at the 1998 African Cup of Nations aged just 17 but did not play.
	www.premierleague.com /fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=209374 (177 words)

	AARON MOKOENA - for news on Aaron Mokoena Click Here
		Former captain Aaron Mokoena is included in South Africa's squad for their friendly against Lesotho on 10 May.
		JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Blackburn Rovers defender Aaron Mokoena will captain South Africa again after refusing to play at the African Nations Cup finals in Egypt earlier this year, caretaker coach Pitso Mosimane said on Tuesday.
		Blackburn boss Mark Hughes is set to make South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena his second signing.
	www.newsbyname.co.uk /A/Aaron-Mokoena.php (210 words)

	Double blow for Bafana
		Johannesburg - Bafana Bafana have suffered two big blows when skipper Aaron Mokoena and midfield ace Elrio van Heerden were both ruled out of the Cosafa Cup clash against Swaziland in Gaborone, Botswana, on Saturday (13:00).
		Mokoena, the Blackburn Rovers star, was advised by Bafana doctor Sello Motaung to rest his injured right leg for a further three weeks after scans in Johannesburg revealed the injury picked up on the last day of the English season had not healed as quickly as Mokoena had hoped.
		Van Heerden was refused permission by his Belgium team Club Brugge to travel to play in the annual regional southern African tournament.
	www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Soccer/0,6119,2-9-840_1933933,00.html (343 words)

	Soccer news, fixtures & results and features from SaSoccer365.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Aaron Mokoena has finally arrived in camp, but that was still not enough to keep the Blackburn Rovers player on as the Bafana Bafana captain and the position has already been given to Sibusiso Zuma.
		"We did not know what was happening with Mokoena, or when he would join us, so we asked players to vote in a secret ballot for their preferred captain when we played the first match against the PSL XI last week," Dumitru explained.
		I have spoken to Aaron and he's accepted it and the decision stays.
	www.sasoccer365.com /Breaking_News/story_10701.shtml (307 words)

	SABCnews.com - sport/soccer
		Aaron Mokoena, who suffered a serious injury in England and was ruled out of action for two months, has surprisingly been included in the Bafana Bafana team.
		The friendly encounter between Bafana Bafana and Likoena was in preparation of Bafana's forthcoming encounter in Botswana where the 2010 Soccer World Cup hosts will play against the likes of Botswana, Madagascar and Swaziland in the 13 member Confederation of Southern African Football Association's (Cosafa) tournament from May 20-21.
		The team is as follows: Calvin Marlin; Moneeb Joseph; Benson Mhlongo; Aaron Mokoena; David Kannemeyer; George Mofokeng; Siboniso Gaxa; Vuyo Mere; Ricardo Katza; Joseph Henyekane; Maimane Phiri; Elrio van Heerden; Lefa Tsutsulupa; Siyabonga Nkosi; Dillon Shepherd; Suprise Moriri; Simphiwe Tshabalala; Josta Dladla; Alton Meiring; Lungisane Ndlela; Abram Raselemane and Lebohang Kukame.
	www.sabcnews.com /sport/soccer/0,2172,127260,00.html (275 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| African \| Mokoena in South Africa squad
		South Africa have named former captain Aaron Mokoena in their squad for the Cosafa Cup mini-tournament in Botswana later this month.
		Caretaker coach Pitso Mosimane said he hoped Mokoena would recover from an injury that he picked during his English Premiership club Blackburn Rovers' final game of the season.
		Mokoena refused to play for Bafana Bafana at the African Cup of Nations finals in Egypt in January after falling out with previous coach Ted Dumitru.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/4765163.stm (260 words)

	CNN.com - Mokoena completes Blackburn switch - Dec 23, 2004
		Mokoena will join Blackburn for £600,000 in January
		LONDON, England -- South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena has joined English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in a £600,000 deal from Belgian club Racing Genk.
		"Aaron is the captain of South Africa and can play in central defence or the centre of midfield," Hughes told the official Blackburn website
	edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/12/23/england.blackburn (163 words)

	East Coast Radio Durban's No 1
		Stuart Baxter has added Lebohang Mokoena to his Bafana Bafana squad for a friendly against Iceland in Reykjavik on Wednesday.
		The dazzling, inventive play of the talented Mokoena for The Buccaneers suggested he was ideally-suited to replace Bartlett after South Africa's top international scorer had reported injured at Charlton Athletic.
		And Bafana coach Baxter's unenviable task of compiling squads at the last minute because of the blaise manner in which Safa compile fixtures was eased somewhat when European-based Mbulelo Mabizela and Siyabonga Nomvete both confirmed their availability.
	www.ecr.co.za /content/view/2292/80 (283 words)

	SOCCER: BAFANA BAFANA vs COSTA RICA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		But the crowds were soon silent as defender Aaron Mokoena headed a ball back for his goalkeeper to let in an OWN GOAL!!!!!!!
		BAFANA BAFANA coach Shakes Mashaba admitted his team were lucky but did say a kind "NOW PISS OFF" to the COSTA RICAN team.
		South Africa: Arendse, Coyle (Tau 85), Mabizela, Mokoena, Kannemeyer, Pule, Teboho Mokoena (Dladla), Moshoeu, Zwane (Fredericks, 44), Nomvete, Mayo.
	www.gal.co.za /newsitem.php?id=488 (157 words)

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