Two familiar faces look to compound Bafana Bafana AFCON misery

Bafana Bafana face a few familiar foes on Sunday when they meet Namibia in a crunch AFCON Group E clash.

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SHALULILE AND HOTTO LOOM LARGE FOR BAFANA

Mamelodi Sundowns’ clinical striker Peter Shalulile was a constant threat in Namibia’s historic 1-0 win against Tunisia. Orlando Pirates man Deon Hotto was the match-winner with a close-range 88th-minute header, not long after he tested Tunisia’s keeper with a devilish free-kick. Both of these men are well known to the entire Bafana side, and they won’t lack motivation against Hugo Broos’ team.

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NAMIBIA POSE A SERIOUS COUNTER-ATTACKING THREAT IN AFCON

Namibia showed considerable menace on the counter-attack in their historic win over Tunisia, so Hugo Broos will need to plan carefully how he sets out his stall against the Brave Warriors. Hotto and Shalulile are huge transitional threats and Namibia boss Collin Benjamin won’t mind ceding possession to South Africa for long spells; they had just 39% of the ball against Tunisia but produced an xG of 1.76 and mustered 13 shots with six of those on target.

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