Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Parreira on Thursday (04 March) announced a 29-man squad to travel to Brazil for a month-long training camp. The camp is in preparation for the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup, and is one of three before the start of the tournament in June. The two other camps will be in Germany in April and in South Africa in May.
The squad is made up mainly of players doing duty in the ABSA Premiership, with just two who are overseas-based – Daylon Claasen as well as Kermit Erasmus.
On the Safa Website Parreira says it was a difficult period trying to put together the schedule for the Brazilian Camp.
“The Brazilian League is in full swing and it proved very difficult to put this whole exercise together. But the highlight of the camp should be a match against local first division club Cruzeiro on the 17th of March. But before that we will play another club Volta Redonda on the 13th. Both are training matches. We have also secured an international friendly match against Paraguay in Paraguay on the 31st of March,” said Parreira.
Confirmed Matches for Brazil Camp
Matches confirmed for the Brazil Camp:
- BB VS Volta Redondo – 13 March (Kickoff at 15h30)
- BB VS Fluminense – 14 March (Kickoff at 15h30)
- BB VS Cruzeiro – 17 March (Kickoff at 21h50)
- BB VS Botafogo – 20 March
- INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: BB VS Paraguay – 31 March (Kick off at 19h30)
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