Bafana Bafana return to action this afternoon when they host Guinea in their opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Orlando Stadium.
Pitso Mosimane takes charge of his first match following his reappointment as the South African men’s senior national team coach.
The former Sundowns coach has named a well balanced starting lineup, featuring the experience of the likes of Ronwen Williams and Teboho Mokoena, while giving starts to youngsters Olwethu Makhanya and Relebohile Mofokeng.
South Africa vs Guinea: Starting XI’s
South Africa XI: Williams, Modiba, Okon, Makhanya, Sebelebele, Sithole, Mokoena, Mofokeng, Maseko, Appollis, Rayners.
Subs: Goss, Chaine, Poggenpoel, Sibisi, Morena, Matuludi, Ndamane, Kabini, Moremi, Seema, Basadien, Aubaas, Zwane, Mailula, Mbuthuma, Singh, Matthews.
Guinea XI: Sylla, Keita, Sow, Fofana, Sekou Sylla, M. Kourouma, L. Kourouma, Cisse, Balde, Traore, Guirassy.
Key match details
Action at the Orlando Stadium is scheduled to get underway at 15:00 between South Africa and Guinea.
The encounter will be televised live on SABC1, for all of those that couldn’t make their way to Soweto.
In today’s other Group D fixture, Kenya and Eritrea lock horns at the same time in Nairobi at the Nyayo National Stadium.
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