Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has acknowledged the selection poser ahead of him following the latest camp.
Broos was minus all Mamelodi Sundowns players for the June FIFA calendar dates during which they played Tanzania and Mozambique in Polokwane.
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This meant the two teams which played were scattered with debutants as the Belgian sets in motion plans to leave the squad with younger options when he leaves upon the expiry of his contract next year.
"Everything has been positive about the past week and this is something that will make my job very difficult in the next months," says Broos, who will have all Sundowns players available in September when Bafana play Lesotho and Nigeria in World Cup qualifiers.
"When you see that we have 23 players there you know that there are still also 23 who are with their clubs or at home.
"So, that means you can now choose between 40 players.
"This will be difficult because you have to drop players in September.
"Players maybe who deserved it, but okay.
"I have to make choices, but that also means players will be more motivated because they know that there are guys behind them who are waiting to take their places.
"That will bring the level higher.
"Certainly, that will bring the level higher.
"The only thing I want to say is that downstairs I have 23 friends, and this is something special and I said it before that it is not so easy to be a friend with your rival because there two left-backs, two right-backs, strikers and so on.
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"This is amazing because after the first two days the conversations and laughs became louder, and the jokes were there which is nice to see as a coach.
"When that happens outside the pitch the pitch then you can be sure that on the pitch you have a team," says Broos.
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