The organisers of this year's event have invited some of the biggest clubs in Europe as Arsenal, AC Milan, Glasgow Celtic, PSV Eindhoven, VFB Stuttgart and Galatasaray join the SAFA Under-19s and KZN Academy in the pool of teams.
KZN Academy – chaired by Paul Cardoso – will be made up only of players from the 11 regions of KwaZulu-Natal, which will be identified from various schools. They also announced their technical sponsor Legue, an Italian sports brand. They have in the past sponsored the Zimbabwe national team.
Four venues will be used with Moses Mabhida Stadium set to host the Final and 3rd/4th Play-Off. Princess Magogo in Kwamashu, King Zwelithini in Umlazi and Sugar Ray Xulu in Clearmont are the other venues.
Last year's player of the tournament, Leonardo Suarez of Boca Juniors, signed a five-year deal with Spanish side Villarreal earlier this season. The winners of last year's event, Santos of Brazil, were not invited.
This year's tournament kicks off on July 29 and runs until August 8.
GROUP A: (King Zwelithini)
Arsenal
Glasgow Celtic
PSV Eindhoven
KZN Academy XI
GROUP B: (Sugar Ray Xulu)
AC Milan
VfL Stuttgart
Galatasaray
SAFA Under-19
