Afrigather Bafana Bafana confronted South Sudan in a Group Ok 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in Cape City on Tuesday.
The match was bought out with 40 000 followers packing the stadium.
The South African senior males’s nationwide crew certified for the 2025 AFCON final Thursday and Broos mentioned it will be the right strategy to carry the curtain down on a profitable yr if a packed Cape City Stadium is available to welcome the aspect as they make their method down the tunnel.
The Belgian mentor insisted that whereas Bafana Bafana have certified for the match to be held in Morocco subsequent yr, they’d nonetheless go after the guests as whether it is nonetheless the primary match of the qualifying marketing campaign.
“We wish to win the sport. This isn’t a pleasant sport. For us it is a crucial sport as a result of we wish to stay high of the group, and we additionally wish to present one thing to the gang that’s anticipated on the stadium,” he mentioned.
“We had two superb evenings in Bloemfontein and in Gqeberha with nice crowds and good wins, so we wish to do it once more in Cape City. It means we’re nonetheless motivated for the sport and once more, it is extremely essential for us to wrap up the qualifiers high of the group. It could be the cherry on high, as individuals say.”
Too costly
In the meantime, South Sudan coach Nicolas Dupuis mentioned he has travelled to South Africa with solely 15 gamers as they discovered the airplane tickets too costly to accommodate the entire crew.
He mentioned dealing with a crew like Bafana Bafana whereas they’re within the midst of a difficult interval off the sphere is a troublesome ask to his gamers.
However he insisted that regardless of the difficulties, they’d nonetheless put up a combat towards the South Africans.
“I feel South Africa is now one of many high 5 or 6 greatest groups in Africa. South Sudan shouldn’t be the identical stage. We’re going to play with none skilled gamers, solely native gamers. However my gamers are good, my gamers have good spirits, and we practice so much,” he mentioned.
Rankings
Bafana Bafana are ranked 11ith in Africa and sixtieth on the earth within the newest FIFA world rankings, whereas South Sudan are forty seventh on the continent and 172nd on the earth.
South Africa beat South Sudan 3-2 of their away Group Ok qualifier in September.
Each Bafana Bafana and Uganda have already certified from Group Ok.
Congo will host Uganda of their ultimate qualifier on the Alphonse Massamba-Debat Stadium in Brazzaville on Tuesday, additionally at 18:00 (SA time).
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