Siya Kolisi visits Bafana Bafana camp – PHOTOS
· The South African
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi visited the Bafana Bafana camp in Durban this week to give his support as the South African senior men’s national team prepares for the first international friendly match against Panama on Friday night.
Wearing the recently launched new Bafana Bafana jersey, Kolisi offered his football counterparts his support, adding that they must always stand tall and remember that they are ambassadors for the country every time they pull on the national team colours.
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Siya Kolisi arrived at the Bafana Bafana hotel moments after the team had landed from Johannesburg ahead of their clash against Panama at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Kick-off is at 19:00.
Great results and fantastic performances
Meanwhile, coach Hugo Broos said he hopes to see a rejuvenated Bafana Bafana sides against the Central America opponents.
“The only thing I want to see is the real Bafana Bafana, the Bafana Bafana team that we know from the past two years that gave us some great results and fantastic performances, qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), third place in the AFCON in Ivory Coast and qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,” Broos said.
“We lost that a little bit three months ago in the AFCON in Morocco. I hope to see it again (on Friday), the team that plays with passion, the team that is determined when the players are out on the pitch, the team that plays football. This is something that I hope to see again.”
Tread carefully
Captain Ronwen Williams said Bafana Bafana will need to thread very carefully against the visitors as they make good use of the chances they create.
“We have analysed them, we have watched some video clips, and we have familiarised ourselves about them. They are a team we have to take seriously because they do not need a lot of chances to punish you, and that is what we saw in their last World Cup qualifier,” Williams said.
According to the latest FIFA rankings, Panama are ranked 33rd in the world, while South Africa are in 60th spot.
The two sides will do battle for a second time at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday, 31 March.
Kick-off is that clash is at 19:30.