McCarthy played a bit-part in Porto's Champions League win

Striker Benni McCarthy has not been named in South Africa's squad to face Cape Verde in their World Cup qualifyer on 5 June.

It was expected McCarthy would be absent from the match as his wedding is the same weekend.

McCarthy came on as a substitute in his club Porto's 3-0 win over Monaco in the Uefa Champions League final.

A trio of midfielders - Manchester United's Quinton Fortune, Ajax's Steven Pienaar and FC Copenhagen's Sibusiso Zuma - are also out of the squad.

Elrio van Heerden, a team-mate of Zuma at the Danish club, is the only uncapped player in an 18-strong squad named by new English coach Stuart Baxter.

Baxter has also switched Tottenham Hotspur centreback Mbulelo Mabizela to midfield.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Emile Baron (Lillestrom, Norway), Hans Vonk (Heerenveen, Holland)
Defenders: Bradley Carnell (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Mark Fish (Charlton Athletic, England), Aaron Mokoena (Genk, Belgium), Thabang Molefe (Le Mans, France), Nasief Morris (Panathinaikos, Greece)
Midfielders: Delron Buckley (Bochum, Germany), Lance Davids (1860 Munich, Germany), Stanton Fredericks (Kaizer Chiefs), Elrio van Heerden (FC Copenhagen, Denmark), Mbulelo Mabizela (Tottenham Hotspur, England), Benson Mhlongo (Wits University), Benedict Vilakazi (Orlando Pirates), Japhet Zwane (Rostov, Russia)
Strikers: Shaun Bartlett (Charlton Athletic, England), George Koumantarakis (Preston North End, England), Siyabonga Nomvete (Salernitana, Italy)

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