WCQ: Bafana Not In Nigeria For 2023 AFCON Revenge- Broos

WCQ: Bafana Not In Nigeria For 2023 AFCON Revenge- Broos

Ibrahim Lateef

Coach Hugo Broos has claimed that South Africa's Bafana Bafana will not be driven by revenge when they take on the Super Eagles in Friday's 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier in Uyo. 

Recall the Super Eagles knocked Bafana out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast on penalties at the semifinal stage, the tie between both teams, makes it a cracker as Nigeria seeks it's first 3points in three matches. 

Broos said his team will focus on putting in a good performance in their mission to get the three points on offer at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Friday, or at least a point. 

"We want to have a good result against Nigeria because this is a qualifier for the World Cup and we don’t think about revenge,” Broos said, while adding even a loss in Uyo will not represent a disaster. 

“Losing the game should not be a disaster because after that we still have six games to play. But I would rather not have a defeat to Nigeria. 

“We know all about them but they also know all about us. I think they will not start the game with the same mentality they had at Afcon because they know how strong we are.

“We have to use our status of being the team that finished third at AFCON but at the same time we must stay humble. We still have to work, fight and produce the same mentality we showed at AFCON."