Bafana Bafana have discovered their opponents for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The draw for the qualifying groups took place after 45th CAF Ordinary General Assembly in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
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SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan, Vice-President Bennett Bailey and CEO Lydia Monyepao were in attendance for South Africa.
Hugo Broos’ men were drawn in Group C and will face the likes of Nigeria, Benin, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Lesotho.
Bafana last qualified for the World Cup in 2002 but they did compete at the 2010 as the host nation.
Unlike previous editions where only five African nations could qualify, the new World Cup format will have nine teams from Africa qualify.
Only the group winners will be qualify automatically to the World Cup.
Full Qualifying Draw:
Group A: Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Djibouti
Group B: Senegal, Congo DR, Mauritania, Togo, Sudan, South Sudan
Group C: Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Lesotho
Group D: Cameroon, Cape Verde, Angola, Libya, Eswatini, Mauritius
Group E: Morocco, Zambia, Congo, Tanzania, Niger, Eritrea
Group F: Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, The Gambia, Burundi, Seychelles
Group G: Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique, Botswana, Somalia
Group H: Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Malawi, Liberia, Sao Tome & Principe
Group I: Mali, Ghana, Madagascar, Central African Republic (CAR), Comoros, Chad
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