RSA - Players selected to attend next national team camp

DURBAN (National team) - South African national team coach, Flosh Ngwenya, selected trimmed his squad down to 15 players last week at the camp held at the Tempe Military Indoor Center in Bloemfontein.

8 Soweto Panthers players, 2 Egoli Magic players, 1 Tshwane Suns player, 2 Kwazulu Marlins & 2 other players were selected.

Sakhile Sithole, Lowell Mndaweni, Kenneth Motaung, Quintin Dennysen, Thabang Kgwedi, Lesego Molebatsi, Thabo Letsebe, Joseph Mazibuko, Sifiso Ngcobo, Nyakallo Nthuping, Nhlanhla Dlamini, Malakia Laote, Vusi Dlamini, Neo Mothiba, and Teboho Phafoli were selected to attend the next training camp for the men.

South Africa’s Women’s Coordinator Zanele Ngwenya and his technical staff trimmed the ladies squad down to 15 players as well last week at the camp held at the Mangaung indoor center in Bloemfontein.

Requelh Molema, Sophie Dlamini, Ellen Mutlautse, Jermaine Kermis, Tukie Motisele, Aluta Ngqoyiya, Lungile Ntshweni, Jasmine Van Wyk, Cleo Macholo, Philadelphia Khoabane, Bulelwa Zondi, Seipati Mokhathi, Nosipho Njokweni, Lebo Mashao, and Sophie Ngobeni have been selected for the next training camp for the ladies.

The next National team camp will be at the High Performance Center in Pretoria from the 5th of February until the 9th of February where the final 12 players will be selected.
The final camp will be held at the HPC from the 19th of February until the teams leave for Zimbabwe.

The All Africa Games qualifiers and the African Championship qualifiers are due to start in Zimbabwe on the 24th of February. However, this clashes with the date of the final of the Professional Basketball League which is supposed to occur on the same day at Mandeville in Johannesburg. South Africa has proposed that the qualifiers be postponed until the 26th or 27th of February so that the qualifiers do not interfere with the PBL final.

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