Bafana Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane on Thursday named 25 players for the African Nations Cup qualifier against Niger at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on September 4.
The squad: Goalkeepers: Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates)
Defenders: Morgan Gould, Bongani Khumalo (both SuperSport United), Siboniso Gaxa (Mamelodi Sundowns), Tsepo Masilela (Maccabi Haifa, Israel), Siyabonga Sangweni (Golden Arrows), Innocent Mdledle, Happy Jele (both Pirates), Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth, England), Anele Ngconca (Tracing Genk, Belgium), Keegan Ritchie (Moroka Swallows)
Midfielders: Daine Klate, Teko Modise, Andile Jali (all Pirates), Siphiwe Tshabalala, Reneilwe Letsholonyane (both Chiefs), Macbeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan, Russia), Steven Pienaar (Everton, England), Thanduyise Khuboni (Arrows), Daylon Claasen (Lierse FC, Belgium)
Strikers: Sthembiso Ngcobo (Chiefs), Katlego Mphela (Sundowns) and Bernard Parker (FC Twente, Holland) and Kermit Erasmus (SuperSport) - Sapa