Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says it would be a mistake to suggest Congo Brazzaville will be a walkover despite their disastrous situation.
South Africa host Congo tomorrow at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium with the nation only scheduled to arrive on matchday due to administration issues.
It’s been suggested in Congolese media that disagreements with the Football Federation (Fecofoot) and the government saw them locked out of office.
“We have to take account of the opponent, there were a lot of things happening in Congo at the beginning of the week,” Broos said.
“But I think we can make no bigger mistake than thinking now the team will be influenced by what happened and won’t be ready for the game.
“Professional players always want to win games, you can be sure, they know also that they need to win and have a good result here in South Africa to have a chance to qualify.
“Which players don’t want to be qualified for AFCON? So it’s up to us to be ready tomorrow from the beginning of the game and I hope that there’s a crowd and help support us to have a good performance and to win the game. That’s step one.
“Let’s try tomorrow, to see the good South Africa that we all know from the past months and that we can finish the game with victory.”
The two sides meet in Gqeberha at 19h00.
