Bafana Bafana will play their sixth 2026 World Cup qualifier match against Benin on Tuesday night.
Hugo Broos’ men top their group with 10 points after six matches. A win against the West Africans in Ivory Coast will see Bafana potentially needing just two wins from their last four World Cup matches. After a win against Lesotho last Friday, South Africa are favourites to win the match but their away record hasn’t been good during these qualifiers.
SABC to televise Bafana v Benin match
The match between Bafana and Benin will be live on SABC 3. Kick-off is scheduled for 18:00. Ahead of the match, Broos was unhappy with his side not being allowed to have pre-training at the stadium
“First of all, I have to tell you that I’m really not satisfied with the decision that we can’t have a pre-match training in the stadium where the game takes place. I think this is a FIFA rule, that every team has the right to have a preliminary training before the game of 60 minutes in the stadium where you play, where the match takes place,” Broos said.
“I don’t understand. I understand it because there is another game. But this is bad when people who make the rules don’t follow the rules. Will that have an influence on the game? I don’t know. But I know if tomorrow after the game I’m not at the press conference, there will be a sanction. So we have to follow the rules. Where are the rules now? And you will tell me, yes, that’s for both teams. I don’t think so. I think Berlin has already trained in that stadium because they were here before us.”
Bafana defeated Benin at home in the first fixture.
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