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- ↑ "How NFD honed Mayo into Bafana potential". SowetanLIVE.
- ↑ "Cape Town City sign Khanyisa Mayo on five-year contract – DISKIFANS".
- ↑ Sithole, Sinethemba (26 September 2022). "Khanyisa Mayo reacts to his Bafana Bafana debut". The South African. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ↑ Vardien, Tashreeq. "'Pressure is nothing!': Father's Bafana legacy does not bother Khanyisa Mayo". Sport.