Eight teams from the SAFA Second Division (called the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) qualify for the round of 32. One team from each of the nine provinces is selected, with two teams drawn to play each other in a knockout to reduce the number to eight. The nine teams from the provinces were:
Western Cape - Santos FC
Northern cape - NC Pro`s
Eastern Cape - Sinenkani FC
North West - Black Eagles
KZN - Summerfield Dynamos
Limpopo - Mikhado FC
Free State - Mathaithai FC
Gauteng - African All Stars
Mpumalanga - Sivutsa Stars
Mathaithai and Mikhado were selected to play each other, with Mathaithai winning the playoff.