International Friendly: Wasteful Bafana Bafana Miss the Chance to Bury Guinea in Belgium

• South Africa and Guinea played out a highly entertaining 0-0 draw at the Guldensporen Stadion in Kortrijk, Belgium
• Bafana Bafana should have buried the Guineans, creating countless opportunities they failed to convert because of the chronic failure to do so in South African football
• The national football team now turns its attention to world champions with something of a confidence boost

South Africa and Guinea played out a thrilling 0-0 draw in Kortrijk, Belgium.

Hugo Broos and his charges will rue the fact that they had 15 clear chances, with 10 of those on target. However, the chronic South African failure to finish reared its ugly head once again.

Bafana also missed the opportunity to defeat the west African nation for the very first time, having lost two and drawn two other encounters with them.

While the top nations in Africa will play the final stages of World Cup qualifiers this week, Bafana and Guinea have long been eliminated and will gain some confidence from the match. It also allowed Broos to give a whole host of youngsters the opportunity to experience international football.

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They now turn their attention to France on Tuesday night, with the full knowledge that the world champions will not let them off easy if they fail to convert their chances.

LINE UPS:

South Africa: Mothwa, Mudau, Xulu, Sibisi, Mashego, Monare, Mvala, Shandu, Foster, Dolly, Makgopa. Subs: Bvuma, De Rueck, Mcaba, Mobbie, Lyle Lakay, Brooks, Letsoalo

Guinea: Kone, Antoine, Ousmane, Conte, Issiaga, Diawara, Cisse, Aguibou, Moriba, Thierno, Guirassy

Friendly match: 50 000 tickets for world champs France's clash against ambitious Bafana Bafana are sold out

The South African national men's football team got another timely reminder that there is a lot of interest in their match against reigning world champions France.

As reported by Sports Brief, Les Bleus and Bafana will meet at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, known worldwide as the home stadium of Ligue 1 team Lille next Tuesday night.

All 50 000 tickets for the encounter were sold out by Thursday afternoon.