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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Bafana Bafana of South Africa have lined up friendlies against against Cote d\u2019Ivoire and Eswatini ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifier against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The two friendllies will take place next month.<\/p>\n

The former African champions will take on Eswatini on October 13.<\/p>\n

The friendly against Cote d\u2019Ivoire will hold four days later.<\/p>\n

Head coach, Hugo Broos is expected to name a 23-man squad for the games this week.<\/p>\n

The Super Eagles are expected to take on Saudi Arabia in a friendly next month.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Bafana Bafana of South Africa have lined up friendlies against against Cote d\u2019Ivoire and Eswatini ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifier against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The two friendllies will take place next month. The former African champions will take on Eswatini on October 13. 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