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Crowie names 21 man squad for U17 Afcon in Algeria

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South African Under-17 men’s national team coach Duncan Crowie has named his 21-man squad for the upcoming Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria.

The Afcon tournament is scheduled to take place in Algeria from 29 April – 19 May 2023.

South Africa has been pitted against the likes of Nigeria, Morocco and Zambia in Group B at the tournament.

Amajimbos will open their campaign against Morocco on April 30 followed by a clash against Zambia on May 3 before coming up against Nigeria in their final group stage game on May 6.

The semi-finalists will automatically qualify for this year’s Fifa U-17 World Cup in Peru in November/December.

“We have been in camp since Sunday and all the players reported for camp except for one. Preparations have been going well as we have been following a program, and I am happy with the outcome,” Crowie said.

“As far as the players are concerned, a lot of them have put up their hands. Yes, we have to select a squad of 21 players out of the 28 that we have in camp. We have talented players in the camp but unfortunately we can only select 21. It won’t be all doom and gloom for those who are not in the final squad as their names will go into the data base, and they will be up for future selections.

“I am happy with the number of days we have had to prepare,pity that we could not have one previously. Next week we will have a local friendly match and as soon as we leave for Algeria we will have two more friendlies, which have been confirmed already.”

South African Under-17 squad:

Goalkeepers: Takalani Mazhamba (Kaizer Chiefs), Gennaro Johnson (Cape Town Spurs), Kyle Jansen (Atlanta United)

Defenders: Xhosa Manyama (Cape Town City), Keituetse Lesia (SuperSport United), Waylon Renecke (Norwich City), Benjamin Wallace (SuperSport United), Vincent Sithole (Mamelodi Sundowns), Tyler Cicero (Stellenbosch FC), Thato Sibiya (Mamelodi Sundowns).

Midfielders: Xolani Tshaka (Orlando Pirates), Gomolemo Kekana (TS Galaxy), Vicky Mkhwana (Kaizer Chiefs), Xavier Jodmua (Ubuntu Academy), Dhakier Lee (Cape Town Spurs).

Forwards: Michael Dokunmu (Vittese), Orifha Maubelo (Capital City), Bennet Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Gabriel Amato (Captial City), Siyabonga Mabena (Mamelodi Sundowns), Luke Baartman (Cape Town Spurs).

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