Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has named 36 players preliminary squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Banyana will go into camp in Johannesburg on 12 June 2023, and the coach will name the final squad later in June.
Ellis says selecting the preliminary squad was one of the most difficult tasks she has ever had to do as South African senior women’s national team coach.
“It’s most probably one of the most difficult selections I’ve ever had to make,” Ellis told SAFA’s official website.
“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. 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.”
Full squad:
Written by: Diski Voice
