SAFA have confirmed that the CAF 2025 AFCON qualifier clash between Bafana Bafana and Uganda will take place at Orlando Stadium in Soweto next month.
The game will start at 18h00 on Friday, 06 September 2024. The tickets for this tie are already on sale at all TicketPro outlets, as confirmed by the SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao.
The tickets are also available for purchase at all Spar supermarkets [QuickSpar and SuperSpar], SASOL, ENGEN, SHELL, PowerFashion and JAM Clothing.
Bafana are drawn in Group K alongside Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda. The two top nations from the group will qualify for the 2025 AFCON tournament due to be held in Morocco.
The tournament is set to start from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.
‘WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM’, SAYS SAFA PRESIDENT DR. DANNY JORDAAN
Meanwhile, SAFA president Dr. Danny Jordaan has encouraged football fanatics to fill up Orlando Stadium. He insists that they should replicate the scenes of Toyota Stadium. Bafana defeated Zimbabwe 3-1 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June 2024 at a fully-packed stadium in Bloemfontein.
Their impressive win against ‘The Warriors in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers will serve as a morale booster going into the Uganda clash, as Mzansi aim to book a spot for the 2025 AFCON tournament.
“Please come out in numbers and make it count in the stands. We want to continue the momentum and the amazing scenes we saw in Bloemfontein when we faced Zimbabwe in June. We want to see the same at Orlando Stadium,” stated the SAFA president.
Hugo Broos’ charges will travel to South Sudan to play their second match of the qualifiers after their showdown with Uganda in South Africa.
Bafana will take on South Sudan on Tuesday, 10 September 2024. The kickoff time will be confirmed in due course.
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