South Africa begins preparations for the Cyprus Women's Cup campaign

The South African women's team has begun preparations for its campaign as part of the Women's Cup of Cyprus which will start on February 27 in Cyprus.

Banyana Banyana Played friendly matches with the Netherlands and Sweden in January and is now back at camp Wednesday for intensive preparation of the 12-nation women's football competition.

As they continue their preparations for 2019 France, the finalists of the 2018 Nations Cup of Nations will hope to beat Finland, the Czech Republic and Korea DPR in Group A.

And Ellis, who has maintained confidence in all the players who played in January's friendly matches, believes the competition will improve his team's preparation for the first Women's World Cup campaign.

"We are back at camp to continue preparations for the World Cup and the approach of the start of the Cyprus Cup," Ellis told Safa.net.

"This indicates that we are getting closer and closer to our first World Cup tournament. We will play four quality matches in Cyprus and at the end of the tournament, we will know not only how much we are in terms of preparations, but also which players will be ready for the World Cup.

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"Only 23 players will participate in the World Cup, so for now, the battle is tough for places in the final team. The Cyprus Cup is an opportunity for players to raise their hand.

"This does not mean that those who are not part of the current team have no chance." Until the announcement of the last team, everyone still has the opportunity to compete in the World Cup, even if there can be too many changes. "

South Africa must leave for Cyprus on Saturday – four days before its opening match against Finland at the GSZ stadium in Larnaca.