Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is determined to maintain momentum, even after securing qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with two games to spare.

He aims for a strong finish, with a victory over South Sudan at DHL Stadium on Tuesday. This would elevate their points tally to 14, capping off a successful year that already includes a bronze medal at the recent AFCON tournament in Ivory Coast.

Thapelo Morena and Patrick Maswanganyi were the heroes in the 2-0 victory over Uganda on Friday, showcasing a clinical performance at Mandela National Stadium.

This result propelled Bafana Bafana to the top of Group K with 11 points from five matches, surpassing Uganda’s 10 points. Bafana had already qualified for the AFCON finals after Congo stunned South Sudan on Thursday on their way to Uganda.

“We have to win on Tuesday in South Africa against South Sudan,” said Broos after the game as per the SABCSport.  

“It will not be nice from our side if on Tuesday we lose that game, but I heard they will be a good crowd in the stadium. 

“So, we will try to give something nice to our supporters next Tuesday by winning against South Sudan.  

“Let’s say that we win next Tuesday, I think we will be on 14 points from 18, that’s a lot. There are some games where we could have won, especially at home against Uganda. 

“We have nearly the maximum of the points (if we beat South Sudan). But it was very important for us to win here on Friday and certainly to be the first in the group and nobody can tell us now that we are lucky like some who were saying on Thursday after the Congo was defeated – ‘South Africa was lucky’.  

“I think we proved on Friday that we don’t need luck, that if we want or prove to that we can win games and we will be on 14 points if we win on Tuesday that we deserve to qualify for AFCON.”     

A win on Tuesday will secure their position at the top of the group, regardless of the outcome of Uganda’s game against Congo, with Broos likely to make some changes to the starting lineup for this final qualifier.