DR ELLIS ANNOUNCES SQUAD IN PREPARATION FOR A COSAFA/WAFCON ALIGNMENT CAMP

SASOL Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis has announced a 38-member squad in preparation for an Alignment camp for the COSAFA Women’s Championship and the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

The team will go into camp on Friday, 13 February 2026, in preparation for the two tournaments to be played this year. The WAFCON is scheduled to take place in Morocco from 17-3 April 2026, while the COSAFA Women’s Championship will be held in Polokwane, South Africa, from 18 February – 1 March 2026.

The international-based players will join the camp on 25 February 2026 when the FIFA window begins. The team will participate in the COSAFA Women’s Championship, and the draw for the tournament was conducted in Polokwane on Wednesday, 4 February 2026. Banyana Banyana are in Group A, and they were drawn against Malawi, Lesotho, and Angola.

The team of 38 players will train together until the squad is trimmed after the COSAFA Women’s Championship, before the start of the WAFCON Camp. The camp will continue until after the WAFCON (hence the COSAFA/WAFCON Alignment camp).