Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter has announced his preliminary squad of 34 players for the upcoming 2018 Cosafa Cup tournament.

The preliminary 34-player squad will have to be registered with Cosafa by Friday, 4 May.

The list of players will then be cut down to 20 men, who are set to participate in the tournament.

Baxter will then announce his final squad on Thursday, 17 May and those players have to be registered with Cosafa by Sunday, 20 May.

The South African national team have a bye and will kickstart the tournament in the quarter-final stage when they take on the winners of Group A, which includes Madagascar, Mozambique, Comoros and Seychelles.

Meanwhile, Group B consists of Botswana, Angola, Mauritius and Malawi.

The matches will be played at three venues including the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Seshego Stadium as well as the New Peter Mokaba Stadium.

The Cosafa Cup final will take place on Sunday, 9 June.

Bafana Bafana preliminary squad:

Goalkeepers:

Bruce Bvuma, Reyaad Pieterse and Brandon Petersen.

Defenders:

Reeve Frosler, Grant Kekana, Siyabonga Ngezana, Motjeka Madisha, Siyanda Xulu, Taariq Fielies, Innocent Maela, Mosa Lebusa, Sibusiso Mabiliso, Paseka Mako and Mothobi Mvala.

Midfielders:

Wiseman Meyiwa, Siphesihle Ndlovu, Fortune Makaringe, Teboho Mokoena, Goodman Mosele, Aubrey Modiba, Jamie Webber, Thembinkosi Lorch, Lebohang Maboe, Grant Margeman, Siphelele Ntshangase, Abednego Mosiatlhaga, Gift Links, Phakamani Mahlambi and Vincent Pule.

Forwards:

Gift Motupa, Lyle Foster, Ryan Moon, Luther Singh and Lebo Mothiba.