Bafana Bafana head coach Gordon Igesund has sent a get-well message to former Manning Rangers striker Keryn Jordan who is battling cancer.

“It is with great sadness that I have heard that Keryn Jordan’s health has taken a turn for the worse.

I have known Keryn since he first started playing for Manning Rangers as a teenager when I was coaching the club. Keryn played an important role in the team as we won the inaugural Premier League title in 1996.

I have very fond memories of Keryn during that time and took great interest in his further career that took him to Supersport United and Moroka Swallows, as well as to New Zealand, where he starred for Auckland City and twice participated in the FIFA World Club Cup.

He also played for Bafana Bafana.

Keryn has been – and is – an inspiration to thousands of football fans in South Africa and New Zealand and has bravely fought his illness.

My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family in these trying times and I call on all South African football fans to pray for him and his family,” said Igesund.-TDN

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