There will be no room for error when Bafana Bafana take on neighbours Zimbabwe in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) clash at Marrakesh Stadium on Monday afternoon. The two countries go into the crucial Group B match at the stadium (5pm in Morocco, 6pm SA time) with a chance of making it to the last 16 stage of the tournament, but South Africa have their fate in their own hands. The equation is simple for coach Hugo Broos and his men (three points) as they need to avoid defeat, while the Warriors (one point) have to get all three points to stand a chance of progressing.
A win for Bafana will settle the matter but things will be complicated in the scenario of Zimbabwe and Angola winning their remaining matches – Palancas Negras meet Egypt in Agadir – because they have a point apiece from drawing against each other on Friday. Hugo Broos says they’ll have to be at their best to beat Zimbabwe.WATCH full press conference ➡️➡️➡️https://t.co/KQUWXoUSZMpic.twitter.com/y3b9eUz8UQ Bafanabeat Angola 2-1in their opener in Marrakesh last week, thenlost 1-0 to Egyptin Agadir in a matchmarked by contentious officiatingon Friday. “It is an important game for us because we can qualify for the next round,” Broos said in his pre-match press conference at the match venue on Sunday.
“We are a bit in the same situation like we were in Ivory Coast where we could not afford to lose in the last game. If we don’t lose the game tomorrow, we are in the next round and that is the most important thing for us. “It is not for the first time we play against Zimbabwe and it is going to be a tough one.
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For the four years I have been the coach of South Africa they were always in our qualifying group for Afcon or the Fifa World Cup. “They would also like to win against us and we know that from our previous matches. It will be tough tomorrow and we have to reach our best level to make a good result.
Zimbabwe arrive at training ahead of crunch Afcon clash against Bafana Bafana.WATCH coach Marian Marinica’s press conference ➡️➡️➡️https://t.co/JLOcPrqwjWpic.twitter.com/vxSAxC25V4 “We will be playing against a highly motivated team. It is always nice for them to take points from South Africa and if they do it tomorrow they have a chance to finish second, so the motivation for them will be big.”
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