Date Confirmed for Bafana vs Les Bleus, South Africa Will Have New Faces When They Play France Says Hugo Broos

Date Confirmed for Bafana vs Les Bleus, South Africa Will Have New Faces When They Play France Says Hugo Broos

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:57 PM
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  • The dates have been set for South Africa's upcoming football friendlies against Guinea and world champions, France
  • Bafana Bafana will play Les Bleus in France and Hugo Broos is expected to hand game time to a few new players
  • South Africa's young players were praised for their performances but Hugo Broos believes that there is a need for new blood

South African football fans won’t have to wait much longer to see Bafana Bafana in action as the dates for their next two friendlies have been announced.

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Bafana Bafana will take on France in a friendly on 29 March and the team will feature a few new faces according to Hugo Broos. Image: @iDiskiTimes
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Bafana Bafana will first play Guinea on 25 March and will then take on France on 29 March. Both fixtures will take place in France, Soccer Laduma confirmed.

While the game against Guinea could see Bafana square up against Liverpool’s Naby Keita, it is the clash against France that many are looking forward to.

Les Bleus are the reigning world champions and boast a squad full of stars who play at some of the biggest clubs around the world. Bafana could come up against players like Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe, just to name a few.

The game against France will be played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, home of defending French Ligue 1 champions, Lille.

Bafana are also expected to field a few new faces for the upcoming friendlies. Coach Hugo Broos confirmed that there is a new for new blood to help bolster the team, The Sowetan reported.

“I have always said that the World Cup qualifiers campaign was the beginning. It was very difficult for me to select players because I didn’t know them but they did very well. However, there must be new faces because we’re not strong enough,” Broos said.

Banyana Banyana beat Algeria 3-1 on aggregate, qualify for the Africa Women Cup of Nations in Morocco

Banyana Banyana are the pride of the South African nation. That’s how fans are describing the side after they beat Algeria to qualify for the Africa Women Cup of Nations, Sports Brief earlier reported.

The tournament will take place in Morocco in July. Bafana beat Algeria 3-1 on aggregate to qualify for the tournament and fans are praising the side for bringing back some pride to the nation, IOL reported.

Banyana went into the game with a two-goal advantage and despite conceding a goal in the first half, Banyana remained resolute. Linda Motlhalo scored a penalty to restore their two-goal lead, SAFA reported.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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