South Africa head coach Hugo Broos says they are ‘super motivated’ ahead of Monday’s crucial match against the Warriors of Zimbabwe.
The two Southern African rivals are set to meet at the Marrakesh Stadium in Marrakesh, Morocco, in their final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B fixture.
Bafana Bafana will advance to the Round of 16 if they avoid a defeat against the Warriors, but Broos is targeting a victory over the six-time COSAFA Cup champions.
“We know that we have to win against Zimbabwe to be sure of qualification and we are going to win,” Broos said after Bafana’s 1-0 defeat to Egypt on Friday.
“We are super motivated and on Monday, we will be ready to go again and try to beat Zimbabwe. In the first half, we were dominated by the Egyptian team, also the fact that we gave them too much space and we lost the ball easily.
“We were not dangerous and we didn’t put them in trouble. The second half was much better because we had chances but sometimes you need a little bit of luck. But we know what we need to do on Monday and we will try to be ready to win there,” the 73-year-old continued.
“There is a short turnaround of matches and we must forget about this game against Egypt because we can’t change the result. From Saturday morning, we have to focus on the game against Zimbabwe.
“We know we have the quality to beat Zimbabwe but they have one point, and they are probably thinking the same. Matches between us and Zimbabwe are always difficult, but we are confident,” the Belgian tactician added.
“We will be ready on Monday, I can assure you of that. If we win that game, we are in the second round and we will see what happens from there.”
South Africa are currently placed second in the Group B standings – three points behind leaders, Egypt, who will wrap up their successful Group B campaign with a match against Angola on Monday.
