Bafana Bafana Head Coach, Hugo Broos, says his Bafana Bafana side are under no pressure whatsoever going into Friday’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Super Eagles of Nigeria, Completesports.com reports.
Broos said during a crowded pre+match Press Conference on Thursday in Uyo that its the Super Eagles that are under pressure to impress their home fans, keep their World Cup qualification alive, having missed the last Mundial in Qatar.
“We’re no longer afraid, not scared of Nigeria’s ‘Super players’. The onus is on Nigeria Not to disappoint their fans who missed the glamour of the last World Cup in Qatar because the Super Eagles did not participate,” Broos said.
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Broos added: “So, they have to now prove to their fans that their 2023 AFCON feat was not a fluke. We have made our mark and South Africans now believe in Bafana Bafana.
“We proved this during the last Nations Cup, hence our fans in South Africa believe in Bafana Bafana because of their 2023 Nations Cup feat.”
The 72-year-old gaffer reckons that Super Eagles’ win against South Africa at the 2023 AFCON semifinal was ‘penalty aided’, stressing that this time out, it is going to be a ‘straight game’.
“We’ve put behind the AFCON defeat to Super Eagles. The penalty against us paved way for that (Eagles’ win). But this time, it’s going to be a straight game, a win, a draw, or loss.
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“We’re no longer scared about Nigeria’s Super Eagles, having demystified them at the Nations Cup.”
This is Bafana Bafana’s third visit to Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, with the South Africa winning one 2-0 and the other game ending 2-2.
By Sab Osuji in Uyo
