Bafana Bafana have officially qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco.
This follows South Sudan’s 3-2 home win over Congo-Brazzaville on Thursday afternoon.
Congo-Brazzaville needed to win to keep their slim hopes of qualifying alive but they couldn’t come out of South Sudan alive.
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Now, the result means Bafana Bafana will head to Morocco for the 2025 AFCON finals alongside Uganda.
Congo-Brazzaville’s loss means there is no way they can catch either Bafana Bafana or Uganda.
They remain on four points from five games while Bafana Bafana and Uganda are on eight and 10 points respectively.
Bafana Bafana and Uganda face off in Kampala on Friday, and this will just be an encounter to determine who finishes top of Group K.
Kick-off at the sold out Mandela National Stadium is at 15:00 SA time.
Now, South Sudan were already out of the qualification race after losing all their opening four games.
The win over Congo-Brazzaville was their first, meaning they remain rock-bottom with just three points to their name.
South Sudan will immediately take a trip down to South Africa to face the already qualified Bafana Bafana on Tuesday.
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