Bafana Bafana will be looking to get back to winning ways when they host Democratic Republic of Congo in their second international friendly in three days on Tuesday evening.
International Friendly
Teams: South Africa v DR Congo
Date: 12 September 2023
Venue: Orlando Stadium
Time: 17h00
A much changed Bafana to the side that last beat Morocco 2-1 in their last Africa Cup of Nations group stage qualifier game, was held to a goalless draw by spirited Namibia in an international friendly on Saturday.
Broos rested the likes of Zakhele Lepasa, Mihlali Mayambela, Luke le Roux and Percy Tau against the Brave Warriors and is expected to unleash all the players that did not play against Namibia on Congo.
As for DRC, they booked their spot in the Africa Cup of Nations in the final group game in the qualifiers on Saturday after beating Sudan 2-0 on home soil thanks to an early goal by Theo Batomboat and a late insurance goal by Fiston Mayele.
The Leopards have won their last five matches, with four of them coming from the AFCON qualifiers while the other was a 1-0 victory over Uganda in a friendly.
The last time the sides met was in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the group stages, where Congo firstly won their home game 1-0 while the return match ended 2-2.
Here's how they line up:
South Africa: Goss, Mobbie, Xulu, Mvala, Maela, Aubaas, Mbunjana, Foster, Tau, Mayambela, Lepasa
Subs: Mothwa, Sibisi, Kekana, Modiba, Monyane, Mmodi, Margeman, Saleng, Kodisang, Sithole, Mothiba
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