SuperSport United stars Emille Baron and Daine Klate are now fully focused on winning places in the national team for the World Cup after clinching the SA Premiership.
The goalkeeper and winger say their confidence is sky-high after helping their club to a third successive league crown last week, and, since they are not automatic choices for national coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, they are willing to work extra hard to impress the coach and make the World Cup.
They believe that when they get chances to play, whether it is against neighbouring Namibia in Durban on Wednesday night or the Brazilian clubs, Parreira is lining up for further friendlies, they have to give sterling performances and limit their mistakes.
"It would be a dream come true to play in the World Cup," said Baron after the national team's training session at Chatsworth Stadium on Monday, where defender Bongani Khumalo was another man from SuperSport looking to impress Parreira as a replacement for injured teammate Morgan Gould.
"I feel really confident right now after doing well in the league. I thank SuperSport coach Gavin Hunt for giving me a chance and I must use every chance I get at Bafana, as well."
Just as Baron used his opportunity to become No.1 at SuperSport in the second round of the league campaign, he now threatens to unseat Itumeleng Khune at Bafana.
Said Klate: "I am focused on getting a place in Bafana. Just being part of the team is good and I just have to be patient to get my chance. Having won the league, I came into this camp feeling good."
Klate has had to play second fiddle to Siphiwe Tshabalala so far, but being on top of his game will spur Tshabalala to up his game.
Of course, Parreira wants to see stiff competition for places, with leftback being one of the positions where he wishes to find competition for Tsepo Masilela.
That's why he has called up Bradley Carnell after a lengthy absence from the international scene.
Parreira said earlier in the day that he wanted Bafana to be a surprise package at the World Cup.
And the only way to do that was to prepare properly.
"If they underestimate us, they are going to be surprised," said Parreira in response to recent reports where the national coaches of Mexico and France said they did not expect a torrid time from Bafana in their Group A clashes in the World Cup.
"I want us to be the surprise package of the World Cup. That is our target," said the national coach, who did not seem bothered by what Namibia might throw at Bafana at "The Arch" - Moses Mabhida Stadium - tomorrow because he preferred to focus on his own team.
"I have some reports on Namibia, but I have to be more concerned about our team. We have to go out there and play our game. We have to perform against any country because there is no easy match.
"It's an easy match when it's over and we have won three nil or four nil. You know that everybody that plays us as the 2010 World Cup hosts always want to do their best. This game against Namibia is not just a game, it's also a celebration of the magical number - 100 days to the World Cup. It's not only for us but for the whole world as well," said the coach.
South Africa have met Namibia four times - winning twice, drawing once and losing once.
Parreira called on his players to have a 100 percent focus on the World Cup.
"I wish to say to my players from now on everything they do is important, even at training, because we are now a World Cup team, we are World Cup players, the whole world is focused on us - so everything changes.
"There is something about the World Cup, once you have been there you will know the feeling - it's priceless, difficult to describe, you have to be there to know it. So I tell my players you are part of the elite, you are going to represent your country and very few athletes in the world have this opportunity, so use it and do the best you can do," he said .
Parreira said he was also concerned about reports of injuries to English-based stars Benni McCarthy and Kagisho Dikgacoi and would be following those up.
"We are prepared to send our own doctor over there if we have to," he said.