Overview
- Orlando Pirates contribute 12 players to the provisional group, with Mamelodi Sundowns supplying 10 and Kaizer Chiefs represented by four.
- Kaizer Chiefs’ Brandon Petersen, Bradley Cross, Thabiso Monyane and Mduduzi Shabalala are included, with reporting noting they face a difficult path to the final 23.
- Veteran Themba Zwane makes the preliminary list despite recent inactivity, while Wydad Casablanca forward Thembinkosi Lorch is omitted.
- Coverage links Chiefs’ 2-1 CAF Confederation Cup loss to Al Masry to questions about the readiness of some of their players for AFCON selection.
- Bafana Bafana are drawn in Group B against Angola on December 22 in Marrakech, Egypt on December 26 in Agadir and Zimbabwe on December 29 in Marrakech, with the tournament running December 21 to January 18.