South Africa have a virtually full-strength squad for the match against lightweight opposition, who have just one point from three matches in the qualifying group.
Bafana Bafana play against the Indian Ocean islanders in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth, knowing that a win would effectively put them through to next year's Nations Cup finals.
The last of South Africa's foreign-based contingent arrived on Wednesday for training in Port Elizabeth with Celta Vigo's Benni McCarthy and Sibusiso Zuma, of the Danish club FC Copenhagen, the final two players to arrive.
South Africa have a virtually full-strength squad for the match against
lightweight opposition, who have just one point from three matches in the
qualifying group.
Controversial selection
The only key players missing are captain Lucas Radebe, who is injured, and fellow defender Mark Fish who continues to reject call-ups by coach Carlos Queiroz.
On Tuesday, Queiroz added Jacob Tshisevhe of Kaizer Chiefs to the squad as an extra defender but walked straight into another controversy.
The Portuguese trainer has been dogged by media criticism of his selections since taking over the coaching position last September and the inclusion of Tshisevhe brought about howls of derision from journalists when the announcement was made.
Queiroz admitted at a press conference that he had only watched the player's performance for his club last Sunday on video tape.
Mauritius ready
Mauritius arrived in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday without three key players. Desire Periatambee of FC Grenoble in France and Robert Rateau and Ricardo Naboth, who both play on the French-controlled island of Reunion, have been allowed to honour club commitments instead of playing in the Nations Cup qualifier.
Mauritius have three South African-based players in their 18-man squad and
one of them, Jean-Marc Ithier of Cape Town club Santos, warned on Wednesday
that the time was ripe for South Africa to "bite the dust".
Saturday's match is the eighth between South Africa and Mauritius in the last seven years. South Africa have won four of the last seven with three draws.