The head coach of the Bafana Bafana of South Africa Hugo Broos says the team will pick the sole ticket available from their group in the race to be at the 2026 world cup, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
With the qualifiers set to resume in March, South Africa are currently second in the group behind leaders Rwanda on goal difference as both teams have seven points each. Four more than Nigeria who are on three points and 5th in the group.
Nigeria were expected to be the favorite from the group, but that hasn’t been the case with the Super Eagles yet to win a game since the start of the qualifiers. A situation that has left them in a difficult position to qualify.
Broos who led South Africa to an impressive campaign in the recently concluded AFCON Qualifiers, where they finished top of their group without losing a single game says their attention has now shifted to the world cup qualifiers.
“It doesn’t mean that we have to now think that we are where we have to be. No. But little by little we are becoming a very good team.
“And that will give us the confidence that we need for the next thing we have to do, which is qualify for the World Cup.
“But I’m confident that we can do it. I think, if SA can qualify for the World Cup it is now because we have quality; we have a good team. We can do it. But we still have to do it.”
They will resume their campaign against Lesotho at home while Nigeria travel away to Rwanda when the games resumes in March. Broos however expects a different Nigerian team from the one that were beaten 1-2 by Rwanda on Monday in the final game of the AFCON Qualifiers in Uyo.
