Overview

• Amajita arrived in Rancagua after a 20-hour trip, started their first session on Thursday, and reported no issues from the flight while adjusting to a five-hour time difference.
• The team is based at a hotel shared with France and New Caledonia and opens Group E against France on Monday, before facing New Caledonia and then the United States.
• Mdaka acknowledges the absence of international warm-up matches and a less-than-ideal camp but says the squad will compete with intent.
• SAFA and sponsor Honor hosted a Hyde Park send-off where SAFA president Danny Jordaan voiced belief they can beat France, and Minister Gayton McKenzie presented the national flag to the captain.
• Rising profiles include defender Tylon Smith, signed by Queens Park Rangers after being named AFCON U-20 Player of the Tournament, and goalkeeper Fletcher Smythe-Lowe of Estoril Praia, who was the AFCON best goalkeeper.