Bafana Bafana will be looking to end a long wait for a semi-final spot at the Africa Cup of Nations when they clash against Cape Verde in the quarter-finals on Saturday evening.
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Teams: Cape Verde v South Africa
Date: 03 February 2024
Venue: Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro
Time: 22h00
Bafana made it through to the quarter-finals after stunning number one-ranked nation Morocco 2-0 in the round of 16 thanks to goals by Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena.
Hugo Broos' charges are yet to concede since match-day two following their 4-0 thrashing of Namibia, as they also recorded a goalless draw against Tunisia.
South Africa will be looking to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time since 2000.
Cape Verde, on the other hand, made it to the last eight after edging Mauritania 1-0, with Ryan Mendes netting the all important goal in the last two minutes.
The Blue Sharks made it to the knockout phase after topping a group that had Egypt and Ghana and will be looking to reach the semi-finals for the first time in their history.
The island nation have won the last two recent meetings between the sides after beating South Africa home and away both by a 2-1 scoreline in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Here's how they line up:
Cape Verde: Dias, Lopes, Costa, Cabral, Fernandes, Alvarenga, Rodrigues, Santos, Mendes, Moreira, De Pina
South Africa: South Africa: Williams, Mudau, Kekana, Mvala, Modiba, Mokoena, Sithole, Morena, Zwane, Tau, Makgopa
Subs: Mothwa, Goss, Mobbie, Mashego, Xulu, Appollis, Adams, Maseko, Monare, Lepasa, Sibisi, Mayambela
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