South Africa caretaker coach Ted Dumitru named a 23-man strong squad for the African Cup of Nations (ACN) taking place in Egypt between January 20th and February 10th. Dumitru, who took over from Stuart Baxter in November following South Africa's failure to qualify to the 2006 World Cup, called up seven uncapped players for the national squad. The Bafana Bafana have been placed in Group C alongside Guinea, Zambia and title holders Tunisia. South Africa Squad:
Benni McCarthy Goalkeepers: Moneeb Josephs (Ajax Cape Town, SA), Calvin Marlin (SuperSport United, SA), Avril Phadi (Jomo Cosmos, SA) Defenders: Siboniso Gaxa (SuperSport United, SA), Pierre Issa (OFI Crete, Greece), Ricardo Katza (SuperSport United, SA), Mbulelo Mabizela (Valerenga,Norway), Tshepo Masilela (Premier United, SA), Vuyo Mere (Mamelodi Sundowns, SA), Jimmy Tau (Kaizer Chiefs, SA) Midfielders: Mlungisi Gumbi (Lamontville Golden Arrows, SA), Joseph Makhanya (Orlando Pirates, SA), Siyabonga Nkosi (Bloemfontein Celtic, SA), Daniel Tshabalala (Orlando Pirates, SA), Simphiwe Tshabalala (Free State Stars, SA), Elrio van Heerden (FC Copenhagen, Denmark), Benedict Vilakazi (Orlando Pirates, SA) Strikers: Benni McCarthy (Porto, Portugal), Lebohang Mokoena (Orlando Pirates, SA), Katlego Mphela (SuperSport United, SA), Nkosinathi Nhleko (Viking Stavanger, Norway), Siyabonga Nomvete (Orlando Pirates, SA), Sibusiso Zuma (Arminia Bielefeld, Germany).