Bafana must tame Indomitable Lions for Gabon
Bafana Bafana under pressure to perform against Cameroon.
Eliot Mahlase
Bafana Bafana are away to Cameroon in the must-win two-legged 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier this weekend.
The first leg would be played at the Stade Omnisports de Limbe, Cameroon on Saturday at 16:00, with the return on Tuesday at 19:00, at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.
The 25-man squad is expected to travel to Limbe on Thursday.
A loss for Bafana Bafana in one of the two games will all but end their chances of qualifying for the Afcon in Gabon.
Cameroon has not beaten Bafana in recent times, their last meeting ended in a 1-1 draw in the 2015 Afcon warm-up games.
Bafana, lie bottom of their group with only one point from two games. In their last qualifier, they were humiliated 3-1 by minnow Mauritania last year.
Cameroon, however, have been flying high collecting maximum points from their two games.
South Africa lie 70th in the FIFA world rankings and the Indomitable Lions nine places ahead.
Bafana will be boosted by the availability of Anele Ngcongca and Thabo Matlaba, who have overcome their injuries but Andile Jali remains a doubt, according to the team doctor.
The midfield maestro has been training alone, perhaps a late fitness test will clear him to star in the heart of midfield for Bafana.
Both games will be shown live on Supersport and SABC.
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