Bafana Bafana Qualify for AFCON 2025 Without Kicking a Ball

Bafana Bafana Qualify for AFCON 2025 Without Kicking a Ball

  • South Africa men's national team have qualified for next year's Africa Cup of Nations with two games to spare in the qualifying stage
  • Bafana Bafana are expected to honour their matches against the Cranes of Uganda and the Bright Stars of South Sudan
  • Hugo Broos needs back to back victories against the Cranes and the Bright Stars if they want to finish top of their group

South Africa have secured a place in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations even before kicking the ball against Uganda on Friday.

The Bafana Bafana have qualified for the number one football competition in Africa for the second successive time, with two games to spare.

Hugo Broos' side still has games against the Cranes of Uganda away and a home fixture against South Sudan.

South Africa qualify for AFCON 2025 ahead of Uganda clash.
Bafana Bafana qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with two games to spare. Photo: Sia Kambou.
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How Bafana Bafana qualified for AFCON 2025

According to iDiskiTimes, Bafana Bafana's place at the next edition of AFCON was guaranteed after Congo's Brazzaville lost to South Sudan at the Juba Stadium on Thursday evening.

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South Sudan claimed a deserving 3-2 win over Congo courtesy of a brace from Ebon Malish Ezibon Wajo and a lone strike from Data Elly.

Broos' side's place was confirmed as Congo could only manage to gather seven maximum points, one less than Bafana Bafana. The only thing left for South Africa in their remaining two games is to fight for the top spot in their group.

A win in their remaining two games will see them reach their goal of topping the group, while a draw or a loss against Uganda can affect their chances of doing so.

The Bafana Bafana will face the Cranes at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala on Friday, while they will welcome South Sudan to the DHL Stadium.

Bafana Bafana star hopes to impress against Uganda

Briefly News earlier reported that Orlando Pirates striker Evidence Makgopa wants to prove that he is worthy of his return to the Bafana Bafana squad.

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Makgopa has been in good form for Pirates this season and hopes to show off his goal-scoring prowess in the Bafana jersey.

Source: Briefly News

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Raphael Abiola (sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@sportsbrief.com.