Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has explained why he foresees danger in the AFCON group for his side.
The continental tournament, set to be held in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January, will see Bafana Bafana open their campaign against Angola on 22 December.
Broos said that after analysing their opponents, he believes the opening match will be tough, as Angola are stronger than initially thought.
He feels not winning that encounter will make things difficult, especially with a clash against Egypt to follow before their final group match against Zimbabwe.
“The AFCON group is not bad but a little bit tricky with a team like Angola,” said Broos.
“Two months ago, I didn’t know so much about Angola but once a draw was there, I looked at them, they are not a bad team. Their players play abroad also.
“You can judge now what we can expect, and they are our first game. In a tournament like this, it’s very important to win your first game.
“You saw in the previous AFCON, we lost against Mali, and it was the knife here [in the neck] against Namibia in the second match.
“We will try to avoid that because our second game is Egypt. So, that’s a tough game, if that’s the game that you have to win, it becomes difficult.
“So, this is something we must avoid, then there’s Zimbabwe. Again, the first game is very important.”
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