Victory today for Bafana Bafana of South Africa against hosts Lesotho will add a lot more pressure on the Super Eagles chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
#WCQ resumes tomorrow… here’s how everything stands. 📊 pic.twitter.com/RhcwxZqyPh
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South Africa top the standings on 13 points from six matches, while Lesotho have six points.
In March, when the neigbours first clashed in this qualifying series South Africa won 2-0 thanks to two second-half goals.
It was also the game Teboho Mokoena played for South Africa when he ought to have served out a one-match suspension having bagged two bookings in previous games.
Lesotho have raised the ante leading to this reverse tie by insisting they will protest should South Africa play Mokoena against them today because he ought to still serve out his ban.
Kick-off today is 5pm.
It will be the same kick-off time for the other game in this group, Benin hosting Zimbabwe in Abidjan.
Benin are third on the table with eight points, while Zimbabwe are bottom on four points.
