While Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos agrees that beating Uganda in their own backyard on Friday will be tough, he remains confident that his charges can carry out the assignment in Kampala on Friday.
Broos’ charges face Uganda away from home in Kampala on Friday, 15 November 2024, and then return home to tackle South Sudan at DHL Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday 19 November in Cape Town in matches that could see the South African senior men’s national team qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Morocco next year.
The Belgian mentor had his first training session with his players on the opening day of camp in Johannesburg on Monday, and he said he has absolute confidence in his players and believes they can secure qualification on Friday.
“We can end 2024 on a fantastic note. We started the year very well with the bronze medal (at the AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire) and it would be nice to end it with qualification for AFCON again,” he said.
“We will try to qualify in the first game (against Uganda). It will not be easy because we are playing against an opponent who is already qualified, and who is confident.
“I think they played very good qualifiers, and they are playing at home. But in the past, we succeeded in winning difficult games and we know we can do it because we have quality in the team.”
