Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has explained why qualifying for the FIFA World Cup is “difficult” in Africa.
South Africa are leading their group having accumulated 10 points from their five matches.
On Monday, 25 March, that face Benin in Abidjan as they aim to cement their place on top of the group. They are at the summit with 10 points after five matches so far.
While SA won 2-0 over Lesotho on Fri, Benin dropped points drawing 2-2 with Zimbabwe.
Broos says securing a spot in the World Cup is difficult in this continent considering that the so-called small countries usually cause upsets.
’WC QUALIFICATION IN AFRICA IS DIFFICULT’
“We’re ready for the game tomorrow, we played a good game on Friday against Lesotho, a very difficult game and we know tomorrow will be difficult again, Benin is a good team,” Broos said as quoted by iDiski Times.
“They played a draw on Friday [against Zimbabwe] so they are two points behind us but qualification for the World Cup in Africa is very difficult, you can never tell before a game you will win it, you have to fight for every metre, every ball, every point you need.
“So tomorrow [against Benin] will be no different, we will play against a good team, we know that, but on the other side we’re confident in ourselves, if you see the progression of South Africa in the last year, it’s enormous, so we’re confident.
“This can be a key day, imagine we win tomorrow, Benin will be five points behind already, Nigeria is already at four points and we will see what will happen in the other games, it can be a key day – we will do everything to win.”
