Bafana Bafana have been drawn into Group E together with Tunisia, Mali and Namibia in next year’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which is going to be hosted by Ivory Coast between January and February.
The draw was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Thursday evening and South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan represented Bafana in the absence of their coach Hugo Broos.
The Belgian couldn’t travel Ivory Coast as his team are in camp for an international friendly match against eSwatini. This match is going to be held at the FNB Stadium in Nasrec, Johannesburg, at 18h00 on Friday.
All the groups:
Group A:
Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau
Group B:
Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde and Mozambique
Group C:
Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea and The Gambia
Group D:
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Angola
Group E:
Tunisia, Mali, South Africa and Namibia
Group F:
Morocco, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Tanzania
