COSAFA Cup Quarter-finals
Teams: South Africa v Botswana
Date: 02 June 2019
Venue: Princes Magogo Stadium
Bafana Bafana and Botswana clash in a COSAFA Cup quarter-final at Princess Magogo Stadium on Sunday. The match gets underway at 15h00. Bafana won 3-0 in the last encounter between the sides in the COSAFA Cup Plate final played last year. David Notoane's side have lost two key players this week in Phakamani Mahlambi (personal reasons) and Keagan Dolly (groin injury). SLTV: Henry: What Does It Take To Reach The UCL Final As a result, Cape Town City winger Gift Links and Mamelodi Sundowns forward Keletso Makgalwa have been called up to the squad. Bafana have met Botswana in each of the last four Cosafa Cup competitions. They were beaten by the Zebras on penalties in the quarterfinals in 2015‚ won in the cup final a year later‚ and emerged victorious in the Plate in the last two seasons. Here's how they line up:Bafana: 1. Pieterse, 3. Mohamme, 18. Mthethwa, 23. Frosler, 15. Malepe, 4. Mokoena, 5. Dlala, 6. Mahlatsi, 8. Margeman, 11. Singh, 14. Jordan.
Subs: 2. Cupido, 7. Links, 9. Dickens, 10. Makgalwa, 12. Webber, 13. Mukumela, 16. Johnson, 17. Lepasa, 19. Sam, 20. Mbule, 21. Sekgota, 22. Mpoto.
Botswana: 1. Morake, 3. Ditlhokwe, 4. Gaolaolwe, 5. Leinanyane, 7. Setsile, 8. Baruti, 11. Boy, 12. Johnson, 13. Thulare, 17. Mogorosi, 18. Ditsele.
Subs: 2. Orebonye, 6. Mohutsiwa. 9. Kobe, 10. Ramatlapeng, 14. Mabaya, 15. Cooper, 16. Bosekeng, 19. Makopo, 23. Malapela.
