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Netball South Africa have confirmed the final squad of 12 players for the upcoming Netball World Cup hosted in Cape Town.
The World Cup runs from 28 July to 6 August at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).
The Proteas are in Pool C, alongside Jamaica, Wales and Sri Lanka, with their opening encounter against the Welsh set for 28 July.
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Proteas Netball World Cup 2023 squad:
Bongiwe Msomi (captain); Karla Pretorius (vice-captain); Khanyisa Chawane; Izette Griesel; Phumza Maweni; Lenize Potgieter; Nicola Smith; Jeante Strydom; Nichole Taljaard; Elmere van der Berg; Shadine van der Merwe, Ine-Mari Venter
Reserves: Owethu Ngubane; Refiloe Nketsa and Lefebre Rademan
The team will convene on 14 July in Cape Town for their final training camp with coach Norma Plummer also landing in South Africa during that time.
Plummer had been with the team for a four-week training camp before they went back to their respective provincial teams and played the remainder of the Telkom Netball League.
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Netball South Africa President Cecilia Molokwane says that expecting a podium finish from the fifth-ranked Proteas is a fair one.
"As a federation, we have given coach Norma and management team all the support they needed in preparing the best team for the World Cup," said Molokwane in a statement.
"This will be for the first time in sixty years that a Netball World Cup is hosted on African soil, therefore our expectation for podium finish as hosts is a fair one.
"We can't host and become spectators in our own backyard - we need to make sure that South Africa and other African countries make it to the podium come 6th August."
The Proteas look to put their names in the record books with Netball South Africa confident South Africa can deliver at the end of July.
"From Netball South Africa, we are pleased with the selected players, and we know for sure that they will do well," said Molokwane.
"We are throwing all the much-needed support to the team, and we have full confidence in that and what they can deliver for us.
"This is their one chance to write their names in the history books."
Tickets are available for purchase via nwc2023.org.za, starting from R500.
