UEFA Champions League debut joy for Bafana defender

Siyabonga Ngezana has further reason to celebrate on Tuesday night with his UEFA Champions League debut lined up.

Bafana Bafana defender Siyabonga Ngezana will keep adding new feats to his career as he enters the UEFA Champions League territory on Tuesday night.

Ngezana won the Romanian championship with FCSB last season handing him the ticket to the world’s glamourous club competition.

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The former Kaizer Chiefs centreback is already in San Marino for a date against AC Virtus at the Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle (21h00).

This is the first qualifying round for FCSB, who were champions of Europe in 1986.

Should they get past Virtus then they have Maccabi Tel Aviv in the next round.

Ngezana and his teammates at FCSB will have to through a further two qualifying rounds before they get into the group stages where heavyweights Real Madrid, Liverpool, and AC Milan will be waiting.

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FCSB host the second leg next Tuesday of this competition that was won by Benni McCarthy in 2004.

Ngezana won the Romanian Supercup last week. 

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