Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau has put pen to paper on a new contract with Egyptian giants Al Ahly. © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
Bafana Bafana enter into World Cup draw: When is it, who will they face?
Bafana Bafana are about to find out which sides they will be competing against in their up-and-coming FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau has put pen to paper on a new contract with Egyptian giants Al Ahly. © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
Bafana Bafana are about to find out which sides they will be competing against in their up-and-coming FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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South Africa’s journey to qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Mexico and Canada is about to begin.
The draw for their FIFA World Cup Qualifiers is about to take place.
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BAFANA ENTER INTO WORLD CUP QUALIFYING DRAW
The draw for the CAF World Cup qualifiers will take place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast at 17:00 on Thursday, 13 July 2023
They will be grouped with one of the tier 1 nations (Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali and Ivory Coast).
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Having recently beaten Morocco, SA fans will feel buoyant about their chances of qualifying for the global showpiece.
Especially with NINE CAF spots now (guaranteed spots for African sides in the World Cup).
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Basically, the winner of each group will instantly qualify for the World Cup.
Furthermore, the best placed runners up will compete in a inter-confederation play-off for the tenth spot in the tournament.
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South Africa last qualified for the 2002 World Cup tournament.
Meaning, it has been over 20 years since we last qualified. SA famously hosted the World Cup in 2010. However, we qualified via default because we were hosting.
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