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Ghana have been drawn in group C\u00a0 alongside South Africa, Sudan, Mauritius\/Sao Tome Principe the same group for the qualifiers for the Afcon 2021 set to be staged in Cameroon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Qualifiers will begin next month with South Africa and other teams stepping up preparations for the tournament ,Ghana is yet to line up any friendly matches.<\/p>\n

During the last Fifa date for friendly matches Ghana did not play any team and with this current International break Ghana will be dormant while South Africa have lined up a friendly with Mali in order to shape up for the qualifiers next month.<\/p>\n

Bafana Bafana begin the long road of qualifying for the Caf 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon with crucial matches against Ghana and Sudan on November 11 and 19.<\/p>\n

In preparation for those fixtures, South Africa will play Mali in an international friendly match in the Nelson Mandela Challenge scheduled for the weekend (Sunday, October 13) in Port Elizabeth.<\/p>\n

This will be new coach Molefi Ntseki\u2019s first official match at the helm of the national team.<\/p>\n

“Our training camp starts this weekend and I just can\u2019t wait to get on with the job because last time out we could not arrange a match but I am positive things will work out this time around,\u201d said Ntseki.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis being my first match as the head coach this is a special time and a great honour to start my Bafana Bafana career with a competition associated with one of the greatest statesmen to have ever lived.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former South African Under-17 team coach says the clash against Mali will give a clear indication of what is needed to be done when the Afcon qualifiers start.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mission is clear \u2013 we want our team to be ready when we face Ghana and Sudan, and for us to achieve that, we have to show it in the clash against Mali.<\/p>\n

Bafana Bafana assemble for camp on Sunday in Johannesburg and travel to Port Elizabeth on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will be the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations and is organised by the Confederation of African Football (Caf).<\/p>\n

Algeria are the defending champions after winning the 2019 edition in Egypt in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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