MAURITIUS take on Seychelles today in a formality match of the 2013 COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe after Namibia clinched top slot of Group A to set up a tie against South Africa, who will be without SuperSport United defender, Bevan Fransman.

Malawi, who take on Zimbabwe in the earlier quarter-final match at Nkoloma starting at 15:00 hours on Saturday, arrives this morning, while the latter arrives by road tomorrow.

The islanders Mauritius and Seychelles battle it out at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe at 17:00 hours to decide who finishes second to Namibia after both teams suffered defeats in the three-team group that saw Equatorial Guinea withdrawing.

Mauritius coach Akbar Patel will be expecting a much improved performance from his charges against a Seychelles side that would coming into the game aiming to better their showing against Namibia having squandered a perfect lead to lose the match.

Patel will hope Pean Pirre will be in good form to score him the goals along with Louis Desire, Louis Laval and Peter Donovan among others to register a victory in this year's tournament.

Seychelles coach Jan Mark said his side gave Namibia some problems but made some mistakes that allowed their opponents back into the game, saying he was disappointed his team could not get a result and hopes to do so against Mauritius.

Yves Zialor scored a brace in the 4-2 defeat to Namibia and Mark will be expecting more goals from the striker with support from the likes of Alex Nibourette, Ronny Maringo, Nelson Laurence and Colin Esther.

And Namibia coach Manetti Ricardo is targeting a win over South Africa, who arrives in the country today ahead of Saturday's Confederations of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Senior Challenge Cup quarter-final match.

Ricardo said in a post-match interview at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka after watching his side twice come from behind to snatch a 4-2 win over Seychelles to top the group on six points that, the victory was now history as he was now concentrating on the South Africa game.

"I don't need to explain to you the history between Namibia and South Africa, this game will be a special game and it will have nothing to do with COSAFA. I think for everyone who has been watching by now should see there should be some form of respect for us by now," Mannetti said.

Fransman on the other hand will not be available to play for Bafana Bafana on Saturday but will join up with the team for the rest of the tournament, it was announced on Tuesday.

According to SuperSport, Fransman is to play for his club this Sunday when they meet Manchester City at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria in the first of two matches that the English club will play on a 10-day visit to the country.

He will fly out to Zambia the next day, the South African Football Association (SAFA) said.

The winner of this clash will advance to next Wednesday's semi-finals set for the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola where they take on either hosts Zambia or Mozambique, while the loser will go into the plate section of the competition and will take on the loser of the Zambia-Mozambique match in Kitwe next Tuesday.

The South African squad has undergone drastic changes since it was first named by coach Gordon Igesund on July 5, although SAFA have since admitted they jumped the gun on many of the selections by naming them without first agreeing with the respective clubs.