bafanabafana mentor Hugo Broos reckons their 2026 World Cup qualifiers group is “not the most difficult”.
Bafana are pitted against traditional foes Nigeria, Benin, Rwanda and two of their neighbours in Zimbabwe and Lesotho in Group C of the CAF qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico.
As much as he perceives the pool to be not that tough, Broos expects Nigeria to give Bafana a run for their money, also anticipating that Zimbabwe and Lesotho will be eager to prove a point against SA as neighbours. The qualifiers will start in November this year and conclude in November 2025. “When you look at our group, I think we are not in a really most difficult group. At the same time, there’ll be some tricky games. First of all, Nigeria is a very good team who’ve always qualified for Afcon, so it will be tough games against them. Our neighbours Zimbabwe and Lesotho will be very, very motivated to beat SA.”'
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