Bafana Bafana and Burnley striker Lyle Foster is set to meet Manchester City in the qauter-finals of FA Cup after his side swept aside Fleetwood on Wednesday night.
Foster featured for 83 minutes as Burnley recorded a hard fought 1-0 victory over Fleetwood in a fifth-round tie of the FA Cup. With the win, Burnley progress to the quarter finals of the English competition where they meet Premier League defending champions Manchester City on 18 March.
The 22-year-old striker completed a record-breaking move to the Championship when he joined The Clarets at the end of January for a reported fee of €7m (R131m) which could potentially go up as high as €10m (R187m) on add-ons.
The fee is the highest amount ever paid for a South African footballer, edging out the previous record of €7m paid by Celta Vigo to Ajax Amsterdam for the services of Bafana Bafana's all time leading goal scorer Benni McCarthy in 1999.
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Foster, who is still looking or his first goal in Burnley colours, has started two of the three games in the FA Cup since his arrival
Burnley are also top of the Championship table with a 12-point gap between them and second-placed Sheffield United. Foster could find himself going toe-to-toe with the world's elite in the Premier League in a matter of months should Burnley keep their spot at the summit.
Foster and Co now turn their attention to a Championship clash on Saturday against Blackpool.
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