Another four players are on standby for the event in case of injury.
Banyana, who have been paired with Namibia, Lesotho and Botswana in Group C of the competition, will assemble for camp on Tuesday in Johannesburg. They will depart South Africa on September 11.
In team news, Linda Motlhalo has matric this year and will be playing for the U-20 team in the quest to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, where she will be joined by Gabriela Salgado – she has been a part of the last three training camps.
Andisiwe Mgcoyi has just recovered from an injury sustained in May. Janine Van Wyk is not available as the FIFA calendar dates are from 11–19 September, which does not cover the whole tournament.
“This is a very important tournament, one which we have won on three occasions. We lost the 2011 final to Zimbabwe and we would very much like to win it again. We haven’t played a competitive match since January this year, and this showpiece will help bring us back to our shape,” said Ellis.
“We also see it as a perfect platform for other players to raise their hands as the likes of the Janine, Jermaine, Andisiwe and Linda, just to mention a few are not available. We are glad we had a selection camp not so long ago and it helped us come with a very competitive squad that we are taking to Zimbabwe. I am confident we will do well.”
South Africa won the tournament in 2002, 2006 znd 2008, and will be hoping to get off a good start when they face Lesotho in the first match on Thursday, 14 September at the Luveve Stadium.
This will be followed by a clash against Namibia the next day at the Barbourfields Stadium. Both venues are in Bulawayo.
Botswana will be the last opponents in the group stages, and the fixture is also scheduled for Barbourfields Stadium.
Hosts Zimbabwe have been drawn in Group A with Madagascar, Malawi and Zambia.
East Africans Kenya, who are guests in the tournament, are in Group B to face Mauritius, Mozambique and Swaziland.
The pool winners and the best-placed runner-up will proceed to the semifinals, which will take place on Thursday, 21 September.
The third and fourth place play-off is set for Saturday, 23 September, with the final scheduled for the next day.
South Africa
Namibia
Lesotho
Botswana
Banyana Banyana 2017 COSAFA FIXTURES:
September 14 (Luveve Stadium)
10h30 Mauritius vs Swaziland
14h00 Kenya vs Mozambique
16h30 South Africa vs Lesotho
10h30 Madagascar vs Malawi
14h00 South Africa vs Namibia
16h30 Zimbabwe vs Zambia
10h30 Zambia vs Madagascar
14h00 Zimbabwe vs Malawi
16h30 South Africa vs Botswana