BAFANA Bafana will play Zambia at the Nkoloma Stadium in an international friendly next month, the South African Football Association (SAFA) confirmed.
That match will take place on Saturday, 7 September in Zambia at 3pm.
SAFA Acting CEO Russell Paul confirmed that the two countries had sealed the agreement regarding the upcoming friendly international match.
The fixture will be the first for South Africa following the departure of coach Stuart Baxter following his shock resignation after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Interim coach Molefi Ntseki’s will lead the team as the association is still in search for Baxter's replacement.
Ntseki is expected to announce his 23-man squad for the clash next week.
The match against Zambia will be part of the preparations for the 2021 AFCON qualifiers which commences in November.
South Africa are in Group C along with Ghana, Sudan and the winner of the preliminary round encounter between Mauritius and Sao Tome e Principe.
The next AFCON is scheduled for Cameroon in 2021 and two teams from each group will qualify for the continent’s premier tournament.
