South Africa confirm their participation in the Cosafa Cup in Zambia and will be bringing a decent squad.

Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund wanted to be able to take the strongest possibe team to the regional championship which starts in July if they were to participate.

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Talks between the South African Football Association (Safa) and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) for the release of the best possible players for the July 6-20 competition have been positive.

Safa CEO Dennis Mumble says he is pleased with the outcome.

“We will have a competitive team going to Lusaka,” Mumble told reporters. “The meeting went well and we were able to find agree and there were firm commitments.

“Obviously [club] coaches would like to take their players to camp in the off-season, but it’s also important we honour our commitment to Cosafa and we are hopeful we will have a strong team going to Zambia.”

South Africa has been drawn to face the winner of Group A in the competition, which comprises East African guests Tanzania, Namibia, Mauritius and Seychelles.
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