Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster made a return to competitive action for Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday night.
The 23-year-old took some time away from the game last month to deal with his mental issues, with the club providing some assistance.
Foster was back in the match day squad to face Everton and was introduced at the start of the second half, as they went down 2-0 at Turf Moor.
45' A switch at half-time as Lyle Foster makes his return for the Clarets, replacing Jay Rodriguez ?? pic.twitter.com/DuCVtymQM0
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While Foster has returned to action, Burnley coach Vincent Kompany revealed earlier this week that it is unlikely the striker will feature for Bafana at the Africa Cup of Nations next month.
"Unfortunately at the moment he is not in a position where he can go to the national team. He just can't," Kompany said, as per BBC.
"It is not something he can do at the moment, going away for a long time and being in a very different environment.
"His love for his country has no limits and his desire to do well has no limits, but that would be going against the advice of every expert that has been assisting him in recent months.
"Conversations are ongoing but it is difficult for him to manage and for me because I am a coach of African origin. Afcon is very important. I feel very proud of any of our players representing us there because that tournament deserves the same importance as the Euros.
"For his conditions specifically, the human being that we have treated in the past month, he is not at a stage where he can do any of that. Hopefully in the future he can do much more for everybody on the big stage, but step by step."
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