Bafana Bafana take to the field for the first time in 2020 when they host Namibia in a friendly encounter at the Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg this evening.
Coach Molefi Ntseki will take charge of just his fourth game at the helm of Bafana Bafana with his record currently sitting at two victories and one loss in his opening three matches.
Ntseki admitted that this evening’s friendly against Namibia as well as Sunday’s friendly against Zambia will be used as a trial run to integrate the likes of Luther Singh, Teboho Mokoena and Thibang Phete into the national team ahead of the upcoming 2021 AFCON Qualifiers and 2022 Fifa World Cup Qualifiers.
BAFANA BAFANA VS NAMIBIA: PREVIOUS MEETINGS
South Africa and Namibia have met on seven previous meetings with Bafana Bafana dominating the fixture. They’ve come away with six wins while the remaining fixture ended in a draw in 2010.
South Africa have scored 14 goals and conceded just four against Namibia. The most recent meeting however was a tight affair at the 2019 AFCON with Bongani Zungu’s solitary goal being the difference on the day.