Ronwen Williams and Hugo Broos during the Bafana Bafana training at Cape Town Staduim Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos insist his side will not take their foot off the pedal in their final Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan, in Cape Town. Seen here: Broos (left) and Ronwen Williams (right). Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/Independent Media
Image: Ayanda Ndamane/Independent Media
According to coach Hugo Broos, there will be no risk of complacency in Bafana Bafana’s final Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group K qualifier against South Sudan, in Cape Town, on Tuesday evening.
Kick-off is at 6pm.
With qualification assured with two games to spare, Bafana beat hosts Uganda 2-0 on Friday.
The win saw Bafana overtake Uganda in top spot of the group with 11 points, while Uganda have 10.
While the first two teams qualify for Afcon, finishing at the summit of the group will guarantee a top seeding for the tournament at the end of 2025 in Morocco.
That would mean Bafana would be able to avoid the other top seeds during the group stage of the competition, which could be key if they are to build on their third place finish in the 2023 edition.
“This is not a friendly game for us. It’s an important game because we want to be first in the group, and we also want to show something, if my information is right to the crowd who will be tomorrow in the stadium,” said Broos on Monday.
“So, we got two amazing evenings in Bloemfontein and in PE with a crowd in the stadium and with a nice win. So, we will do that again tomorrow here in Cape Town.
“That means that we are still motivated for the game of tomorrow, and again, it’s very important for us that we can finalise those qualifiers as first in the group. It should be the cherry on the top, like people say.”