Morena Ramoreboli who will lead Bafana Bafana in the COSAFA Cup has named his 47-man preliminary squad ahead of the upcoming 2023 tournament.
On Thursday, SAFA confirmed that Ramoreboli and Raymond Mdaka will lead the squad at the upcoming tournament, which will take place from 5 to 16 July 2023 in Durban.
The team will report for camp on 27 June 2023, where the final 21 men squad will be announced.
Ramoreboli, who won the 2021 edition which opened the pathway for the likes of Yusuf Maart and Ethan Brooks towards the AFCON and FIFA World Cup qualifiers under Hugo Broos, returns for his second tournament.
“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;” explained the coach, who just won Botswana Premier League to SAFA.net.
SAFA Technical Director Walter Steenbok 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.”
Full preliminary squad below:
| 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 |
