Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane is using Saturday's game to prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations game against Egypt and improve their Fifa rankings.
Mosimane did not include players from Mpumalanga Black Aces and Orlando Pirates who meet in a Nedbank Cup semifinal at Orlando Stadium on Saturday. Ajax Cape Town, who are eyeing their first league title, held on to their key players George Maluleke, Thulani "Simply The Best" Serero and Thulani Hlatshwayo.
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"It is important to maintain the winning momentum and improve our rankings.
"The positive is that we have the core of the team going to Tanzania and it will be important for us to win to build our confidence for the must-win match against Egypt (in Cairo on June 5)."
The new players in the squad include Tefu Mashamaite and Thabo Matlaba. Matlaba could not be reached yesterday but Mashamaite is ecstatic about the call-up.
"There are several overseas clubs who wanted to sign me but I could not go because I never played for Bafana Bafana," said the Bidvest Wits defender.
Bafana Bafana squad is:
GOALKEEPERS - Itumeleng Khune (Chiefs), Wayne Sandilands (Mamelodi Sundowns)
DEFENDERS - Prince Hlela (Bloemfontein Celtic), Siyabonga Sangweni, Mzivukile Tom (both Lamontville Golden Arrows), Mashamaite (Wits), Mulomowandau Mathoho (Celtic), Siyanda Xulu (Sundowns), Morgan Gould (SuperSport United), Siyabonga Zwane (Arrows)
MIDFIELDERS - Hlompho Kekana (Celtic), Thanduyise Khuboni (Arrows), Matlaba (FS Stars), Erwin Isaacs (Santos), Sifiso Myeni (Wits), Thandani Ntshumayelo (SS United), Siphiwe Tshabalala, Reneilwe Letsholonane (both Chiefs)
STRIKERS - Katlego Mphela (Sundowns), Vuyisile Wana (Santos), Lehlohonolo Majoro (AmaZulu) and Parker (Panseraikos, Greece).
Source -http://Sowetanlive.co.za