The squad is filled with the usual suspects, though there is no place for Orlando Pirates’ Sipho Mbule, who has barely played since the Africa Cup of Nations.
Centre-back Siyabonga Ngezana, midfielder Bathusi Aubaas and young winger Shandre Campbell are also missing.
There is a return to the thinking for midfielder Jayden Adams, while Minnesota United winger Bongokuhle Hlongwane and AEL Limassol winger Thapelo Maseko also appear.
Olwethu Makhanya fron Philedelphia Union gets what many will see as long overdue recognition.
Bafana Bafana take on Panama in Durban on March 27 and Cape Town on March 31.
The preliminary squad will be reduced to a smaller squad for the two friendlies, which will give an indication of who is in line to play at the World Cup in June, where South Africa opens the tournament against co-hosts Mexico in Mexico City on June 11.
