South Africa coach Morena Ramoreboli has named a preliminary squad ahead of the upcoming 2023 Senior Men’s Cosafa Cup.

The tournament will take place from July 5 to 16, 2023, in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, and the South African senior national team will report for camp on June 27, 2023, where the final 21 men squad will be announced. Ramoreboli, who is familiar with coaching in this tournament as he played a major role in Bafana Bafana’s triumph in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, will be assisted by Raymond Mdaka.

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Safa Technical Director Walter Steenbok said the two coaches have what it takes to excel by stating: “We look forward to playing this year’s Cosafa Cup, and believe that our scouting team has done a great job in scouting players in the First Division, our former U23 players and players on the verge of breaking into the Bafana Bafana team.”

He added: “Coach Ramoreboli has the necessary experience and support to ensure that we do well in this regional championship. We hope his exploits in the previous tournament will galvanize the troops to have the motivation of raising their hands for future Bafana Bafana duties.”

In the draw for the competition, defending champions Zambia will take on Malawi, Seychelles, and Comoros in their pool following in a new format for the competition. Hosts South Africa have been drawn in a Group of Death along with last year’s runners-up Namibia, Eswatini, and Botswana, who were finalists in 2016 and 2019.

Group C contains Mozambique, Angola, Mauritius, and Lesotho, and will also be a hard-fought pool.

South Africa Squad:

NAME & SURNAME	CLUB	PROVINCE
1. LINCOLN VYVER	CAPE TOWN SPURS	WESTERN CAPE
2. JETHREN BARR	NOT ATTACHED	WESTERN CAPE
3. JODY FEBRUARY	MAMELODI SUNDOWNS  FC	GAUTENG
4. KANYA MINI	AMAVARARA FC	EASTERN CAPE
5. SIFISO NGOBENI	MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC	GAUTENG
6. BRADLEY CROSS	MARITZBURG UNITED FC	KWAZULU NATAL
7. SIYANDA MSANI	RICHARDS BAY  FC	KWAZULU NATAL
8. KATLEGO MOHAMME	MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC	GAUTENG
9. SICELOKUHLE HLATSWAYO	GOLDEN ARROWWS  FC	KWAZULU NATAL
10.KEEGAN ALLAN	MORAKA SWALLOWS FC	GAUTENG
11. MACBETH MAHLANGU	TS GALAXY FC	GAUTENG
12. VELUYEKE ZULU	AMAZULU FC	KWAZULU NATAL
13. OLWETHU MAKAHANYA	STELLENBOSCH  FC	WESTERN CAPE
14. TSHEGOFATSO NYAMA	TS GALAXY FC	GAUTENG
15. KAMOGELO SEBELEBELE	TS GALAXY FC	GAUTENG
16. NKOSIKHONA RABEBE	TS GALAXY FC	GAUTENG
17. BONGINKOSI MAKUME	MARITZBURG UNITED FC	KWAZULU NATAL
18. KATHLEHO MAPHATHE	RICHARDS BAY FC	KWAZULU NATAL
19. THABANG MATULUDI	POLOKWANE CITY FC	LIMPOPO
20. THABO CELE	RADOMIAK RADOM	POLAND
21. MDUDZI SHABALALA	KAIZER CHIEFS FC	GAUTENG
22. SHADRACK KOBEDI	ROYAL AM FC	KWAZULU NATAL
23. SANELE BARNS	RICHARDS BAY FC	KWAZULU NATAL
24.KAMOGELO MAHLATSI	KAIZER CHIEFS FC	GAUTENG
25.RYAN MOON	GOLDEN ARROWS	KWAZULU NATAL
26.ASHLEY KUPIDO	CAPE TOWN SPURS FC	WESTERN CAPE
27.KHOTHATSO MARIBA	VENDA ACADEMY	LIMPOPO
28. AYANDA LUKHELE	ORBIT COLLEGE	NORTH WEST
29. TIKLAS THUTLWA	BLACK LEOPARDS FC	LIMPOPO
30. THAPELO TSHILO	UPINGTON UNITED FC	NORTHERN CAPE
31. SPHAMANDLA GUMEDE	DONDOLO FC	GAUTENG
32.THABANI MTHEMBU	UMSINGA FC	KWAZULU NATAL
33.YANELWA MBUTHUMA	RICHARDS BAY FC	KWAZULU NATAL
34. SHAUNE MOGAILA	ROYAL AM FC	KWAZULU NATAL
35. MFUNDO THIKAZI	ROYAL AM FC	KWAZULU NATAL
36. LESEDI KAPINGA	MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC	GAUTENG
37. LESIBA NKU	MARUMO GALANTS FC	LIMPOPO
38. RANGA CHIVAVIRO	MARUMO GALANTS FC	LIMPOPO
39. NDUDUSO SIBIYA	GOLDEN ARROWS FC	KWAZULU NATAL
40. IGRAAM RAYNERS	STELLENBOSCH FC	WESTERN CAPE
41. DAWERON VAN RHYN	UPINGTON CITY	NORTHERN CAPE
42. LUVUYO PHEWA	MAMELODI SUNDOWNS	GAUTENG
43. WAYLON RENECKE	NORWICH CITY	ENGLAND
44. NKULULEKO MIYA	UMSINGA	KWAZULU NATAL
45. VELEMISENI NDWANDWE	GOLDEN ARROWS	KWAZULU NATAL
46. SAPHOLWETHU KELEPU	AMAVARARA FC	EASTERN  CAPE
47. TSHEPANG MAKARA	AMAVARARA FC	EASTERN CAPE