Notoane names Amaglug-glug provisional squad for AFCON qualifiers

Amaglug-glug mentor David Notoane has announced his provisional squad for Morocco 2023 AFCON Second Round qualifier against Togo.

South Africa will take on the West Africans in two-legged fixtures this month.

The two games against Togo will be played outside of the FIFA break which may lead to some key players not being released by their clubs.

However, Notoane noted that they will try their best to negotiate with the clubs to release players in order to have a strong squad ahead of their qualifier clash.

NOTOANE ON SA U23 PROVISIONAL SQUAD SELECTION

“The squad we selected is a continuation of the camp [held at the South African Football Association’s National Technical Centre in the south of Johannesburg] we had previously in preparation for this official qualifying Round Two match against Togo,” he told SAFA media.

“So now you see players like Thapelo Maseko and Keagan Johannes coming into contention, hoping that, of course, with the match being outside of the FIFA calendar, we will receive support from the clubs.

“One understands that the programme is going to be intense for a lot of the clubs after the FIFA week, and the demand for bigger squads will be there.

“But we are mitigating and negotiating with the various clubs to see how we can meet each other halfway to make sure that we have got the strongest final selection to represent South Africa, and help our cause to qualify for a third successive AFCON tournament, and also push to qualify for a third successive Olympic Games.”

The coach went on to reveal that they have been monitoring Togo’s matches against Mauritania and their other games.

“We have seen Togo, we have got footage of their games against Mauritania in the First Round last month.

“We are analysing their matches as we speak and the final 23-man squad will be informed by the players who are suited to the challenge that Togo will present for us in terms of this qualifying match.”

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