Alan Curbishley has told Sean Bartlett he must
decide whether to play for South Africa in the African
Nations Cup in the next 48 hours.<br> Addicks boss
Curbishley faces losing the striker for up to half-a-dozen
matches if he accepts the call-up to play in the
tournament in Mali later this month.<br> However the
29-year-old, currently out of favour at The Valley, knows any
prolonged absence from the Charlton camp could have a dire
effect on his hopes of re-establishing himself in
Curbishley's first XI.<br> The former Cape Town Spurs and FC
Zurich frontman made only a late substitute's appearance
in the New Year's Day thriller with Ipswich, after
falling behind Jason Euell, Kevin Lisbie and Jonatan
Johansson in the pecking order.<br> Now his manager has
demanded a decision on a matter that he admits could
shatter Bartlett's World Cup dreams.<br>Curbishley
said:<br>"I know he's made these statements that he doesn't
wish to go and jeopardise his position here, but now I
think he's got to make his decision.<br>If he decides
to go, then he's away for five or six games and
anything could happen here while he's away.<br>If he
doesn't go, because he's unhappy about missing club
games, they might not take him to the World Cup - and
that would be an absolute shame.<br>He's been called
up and I think he'll go. He's got a decision to
make, and I think it's got to be made in the next
couple of days."<br><br>©football365.com