The Super Eagles of Nigeria have a must-win game on their hands against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the Free State Toyota Stadium this evening, Soccernet.ng reports.
However, the three-time AFCON Champions will be without their star striker, Victor Osimhen, in Bloemfontein, leaving a gap in their quality.
Still, Bafana Bafana’s head coach, Hugo Broos, mentioned the Nigerian football team are very good, but is sure he’ll find a way to defeat Eric Chelle’s men.
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Following Bafana Bafana’s 3-0 win against Lesotho on Friday, the Belgian gaffer admitted Nigeria pose a greater threat.
“You know that Nigeria have a much better team than that one of Lesotho that we played on Friday,” the 72-year-old said in quotes revealed by IOL.ZA.
“So, we will have to take other majors and other tactical things than we did in the game of Lesotho.
“We will see the next days, and we will try to find the right team to beat Nigeria on Tuesday,” the Belgian gaffer concluded.
Bar any point deductions, South Africa are in a strong position for direct qualification as they’re top of the Group, six points above Eric Chelle‘s men, who can kiss their chances of playing in a World Cup goodbye if they don’t get all three points today.