Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams says the atmosphere and quality in camp have lifted significantly following the arrival of the team’s outstanding players.

South Africa were boosted by the arrival of the trio Shandre Campbell, Lyle Foster and Sphephelo Sithole, who were the last to arrive for camp in Marrakech, Morocco.

South Africa have been drawn in Group B alongside the likes of Egypt, Angola and Zimbabwe.

Bafana are set to face Angola in their opening match in the group when the two sides meet at the Stade de Marrakech on Monday, 22 December.

“Obviously we know that the preparations have been very strange where the European-based players only joined (the camp) a bit later,” Williams said.

“But once we were complete, you could see the mood was much better, training was much better, the team spirit, everything just got much better as everyone arrived in camp.

“The last few days have been good, training has been solid, and you can see that the boys know they are playing at the AFCON.

“You can see that the quality at training has improved as well. So overall, the last few days have been much better.

“We’ve looked good as a team, and we know how important it is to get the tournament off to a positive start.

“We can’t wait to get started tomorrow and we’re looking forward to giving a good account of ourselves,” he concluded.