Est. 2008

Other players dropped from the squad are Rowen Fernandez, Innocent Mdledle, Bryce Moon and Franklin Cale.

Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira would not comment on why the players were left out, but he said selection was based on various factors including fitness.

The Brazilian added that the SA side would aim to progress as far as possible at the soccer spectacle. "Our goal is to go as far as we can. When the ball is moving anything can happen.".

Parreira said he wished he could keep all 30 of the original squad.

He said the players had a mission to make the country proud. "We are ready to make you proud and appreciate all the support."

Parreira said an extra member of the squad was the vuvuzela. "We need the vuvuzelas, we need a lot of noise."

The squad is:

Goalkeepers: Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates), Shu-Aib Walters (Maritzburg United), .

Defenders: Matthew Booth, Siboniso Gaxa (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bongani Khumalo (SuperSport United), Tsepo Masilela (Maccabi Haifa, Israel), Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth, England), Anele Ngcongca (Racing Genk, Belgium), Siyabonga Sangweni (Golden Arrows), Lucas Thwala (Pirates).

Midfielders: Surprise Moriri, Lance Davids (Ajax Cape Town), Kagisho Dikgacoi (Fulham, England), Teko Modise (Pirates), Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Siphiwe Tshabalala (both Kaizer Chiefs), Steven Pienaar (Everton, England), Macbeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan, Russia), Thanduyise Khuboni (Golden Arrows).

Strikers: Katlego Mphela (Sundowns), Siyabonga Nomvethe (Moroka Swallows), Bernard Parker (FC Twente, Holland).

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