Banyana coach Desiree Ellis names World Cup squad

Big names such as 2018 African Women's Player of the Year Thembi Kgatlana‚ veteran defender Noko Matlou‚ midfielders Refiloe Jane and Leandra Smeda‚ and forward Jermaine Seoposenwe provide the experience that is the backbone of the combination.

"Our squad not only has senior international experience - in the Olympics‚ continentally‚ in the Africa Cup of Nations and Cosafa Cup - but also from junior Under-17 level too. It has a combined total of more than 1‚000 international caps in it."The pre-World Cup camp will be in Rouen‚ 134 kilometres north of Paris. A final friendly international will be played against Norway in Amiens on May 27.

Germany‚ the 2003 and 2007 world champions‚ are the powerhouse team in Group B. Spain are playing in just their second tournament‚ having qualified for Canada 2015. China are playing in their sixth World Cup‚ their best finish coming as runners-up in 1999. They exited both in the first round‚ but showed signs of progression from Great Britain to Brazil four years later.

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