Here is a look at the recently confirmed Bafana Bafana fixtures after their winning campaign in the AFCON, and their most recent World Cup Qualifier matches. South Africa’s national team is gearing up for a series of crucial matches that could define the next few years.
Here is a look at some of Bafana Bafana’s biggest matches in the upcoming year, including more World Cup qualifiers and some big matches in the AFCON 2024.
Upcoming Bafana Bafana Fixtures
This is a look at the remaining games in Bafana Bafana’s 2024 season.
03 June 2024- Nigeria vs. South Africa (World Cup Qualifiers)
· Time: TBD
· Venue: TBD
· Preview: Bafana Bafana will play against one of the continent’s strongest footballing nations, in this matchup with Nigeria. The matches between these two nations have always been unpredictable, but a marvel to watch, with goals being scored multiple times a night in many of their match-ups.
10 June 2024- South Africa vs. Zimbabwe (World Cup Qualifiers)
· Time: 18:00 SAST
· Venue: Free State Stadium
· Preview: In this fixture, Bafana Bafana will host Zimbabwe in one of their final 2024 fixtures. This match will be tense and very interesting to watch, considering the abundance of players from either team who play league football with one another. This game will be an interesting way to see how these players combat each other, and who will become victorious in the end.
Key Bafana Bafana Matches to Watch
From here, it is infinitely clear that this upcoming fixture is very important to Bafana Bafana’s progress in African and international football. Its closing game in the 2024 international campaign will lay the grounds for success in the coming footballing years.
Their game against Nigeria was difficult, but it was important in setting them up to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 2002 (outside of 2010 where they qualified by default as hosts).
Many South Africans will be hoping for some more success for the team after some ups and downs over the past few years. The faith in the team has increased significantly considering their previous unbeaten run of about 500 days, as well as their stunning AFCON streak where they made it to the semi-finals. Now the attention will be on their final World Cup qualifier match for the year, against Zimbabwe.
This list will be updated with more information about Bafana Bafana fixtures, stadiums, times, and line-ups as more information becomes available.