Bafana Bafana players in camp ahead of Afcon

Bafana Bafana gathered in Kempton Park on the first day of camp ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) this month.

The team is gathering up for the continental tournament to be held in Côte d’Ivoire from 13 January to 11 February 2024.

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Bafana coach Hugo Broos named his final 23-man squad in late December and the wine lands – at the University of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape – will now be the venue for the start of the preparations ahead of the event.

Bafana ready for Mali

“I am happy that all the players are present with three (Jaden Adams, Oswin Appollis and Mihlali Mayambela) joining us in Cape Town, and we will then have a full squad. I’m confident in my team, the upbeat spirit among them and the big smiles presented on arrival in camp is encouraging,” Broos said.

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“If this is anything to go by, it is the start of what is going to be a successful campaign. But we have hard work ahead of us, there is no doubt about that.”

Bafana will be based in Stellenbosch from 5-9 January 2024.

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They will travel back to Johannesburg on the morning of 10 January to play a friendly match against Lesotho behind closed doors at the Lucas Moripe Stadium.

The team then head to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on 11 January and finally settle at their base camp in Korhogo on 12 January 2024 ahead of the start of the tournament on the following day.

Bafana kick-off their Afcon campaign against Mali on 16 January.

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