Seychelles coach Ralph Jean Louis has named a preliminary 27 man squad for the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup that includes a number of stalwarts from previous editions. nbsp;
Seychelles nbsp;have nbsp;been drawn in first round Group A alongside Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Madagascar in what is a tough pool. nbsp; nbsp;
They open their campaign with a meeting against the nbsp;Malagasy in Windhoek on the first day of action of the June 11 25 tournament in Namibia. nbsp;
Jean Louis has retained seven players from the side that exited in the first round in 2015, including goalkeeper Vincent Euphrasie, defender Yanick Manoo, midfielder Karl Hall and lively forward Gervais Waye Hive.
But the remainder of the side is made up of players looking to push for a more regular berth in the senior national team. nbsp;
These include 20 year old striker Dieter Constance, midfielder Colin nbsp;Bibi nbsp;and defender Fabio nbsp;Lemiel. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;
Seychelles have only won one of their previous 16 COSAFA Castle Cup matches, but that was a 7 0 thrashing of Mauritius in 2008. nbsp;
They did perform admirably in the COSAFA Castle Cup last year though, drawing 0 0 with eventual winners Namibia and suffering two narrow 1 0 loses to Zimbabwe and Mauritius. nbsp; nbsp; Seychelles preliminary squad: nbsp; nbsp; Goalkeepers: nbsp;Vincent nbsp;Euphrasie, Gino Melanie, Jerome nbsp;Dingwall. nbsp;
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Defenders: nbsp;Yanick nbsp;Manoo, Andrew nbsp;Onezia, Nelson Laurence, nbsp;Joubert nbsp;Jones, Benoit Marie, Fabio nbsp;Lemiel, Allen Larue, Alex nbsp;Nibourette, Jude Nancy. nbsp;
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Midfielders: nbsp;Elvin nbsp;Estico, Basil nbsp;Bertin, nbsp;Achille nbsp;Henriette, Collin Esther, Karl Hall, Trevor nbsp;Vidot, Colin nbsp;Bibi, Karl Jerome, Lucas nbsp;Panayi, Marlon nbsp;Sophola, Dieter Constance. nbsp;
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Forwards: nbsp;Dean Suzette, Leroy nbsp;Coralie, nbsp;Elijay nbsp;Tamboo, nbsp;Gervais nbsp;Waye Hive. nbsp; Cosafa.com
