Banyana Announce Preliminary Squad For World Cup

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has named her preliminary squad for the 2023 FIFA World Cup, which gets underway next month.

SAFA have confirmed that Banyana will go into camp on 12 June, with the players given a chance to impress Ellis and the technical team for a spot in the final squad.

Read: Banyana To Face South American Nation In World Cup Warm-Up

Janine van Wyk, who is the highest capped Banyana player, has withdrawn from the list due to injury, the team have confirmed.

Preliminary Squad:

"It's most probably one of the most difficult selections I've ever had to make," Ellis told SAFA.net 

"As a coach you always say players must raise their hand and make it difficult. And it has been very difficult (selecting the preliminary squad). Congratulations to the players that have made the preliminary squad. 

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"We are always saying players must raise their hands, and many of them have raised the hands. But this is the group of players that we think we can select from, and they have raised their hands. 

"We are going to do a final selection as well as announce the final 23 plus three. That is even  going to be more difficult, but this is the group of players that we think will do the job for us."

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