Head coach of the South Africa national team, Bafana Bafana, Hugo Broos, has vowed to pile more pressure on the Super Eagles in the race to pick an automatic ticket for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
South Africa are currently on top in the group with 13 points while Nigeria is in 4th position with only seven points.
Broos however believes that with a win over Lesotho on Friday in the forthcoming window, Pressure will be on Nigeria for the match against Rwanda billed for another 24 hours (Saturday).
“We are in the position to put pressure on our other opponents especially Nigeria. We have to be careful because the biggest mistake we can make now is to drop points against Lesotho and we all know this. By the time we win on Friday to move to 16 points, I believe the job is done.
“Nigeria will have to beat Rwanda and Rwanda will attempt to remain second behind us in the group. It’s all dicey but when we win, we leave our opponents to work much more under pressure behind us.”
With the team already missing a host of regulars due to injuries and other off-field problems, Broos’ charges suffered another blow following the injuries to Ime Okon and Patrick Maswanganyi. Midfielder Sipho Mbule and defender Thabo Moloisane have been called up as late replacements.
The Super Eagles have won only one match in six games played so far and they have also lost one and drawn four to be on seven points and in 4th position in a group of six.
Rwanda and Benin Republic are second and third in Group C with eight points after they won two, drew two and lost two games respectively in the series.
Lesotho with six points are 5th while Zimbabwe are 6th with four points.
