Broos ready for reunion with Indomitable Lions

Hugo Broos is hoping to lead South Africa to Cup of Nations glory in Morocco but standing in his team's way in the last 16 today are Cameroon, the country with whom he won an unlikely continental title in 2017.

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BRUTALLY HONEST: South Africa coach Hugo Broos shakes hands with midfielder Mohau Nkota after the group match against Zimbabwe on Monday.

The showdown at the compact Al Medina Stadium in Rabat has the makings of a fascinating contest between a Bafana Bafana side building towards the World Cup and a Cameroon team that entered the Afcon in disarray.

Cameroonian football federation president and Indomitable Lions legend Samuel Eto'o sacked national team coach Marc Brys just weeks before the competition started, replacing him with David Pagou.

Brys had just overseen a playoff defeat against the Democratic Republic of Congo in the same Rabat stadium to which they will return this weekend.

That ended their hopes of making the World Cup, but they have bounced back so far at the Cup of Nations, winning two and drawing one of three group matches.

Broos, a Belgian compatriot of Brys, knows all about how dangerous Cameroon can be coming into an Afcon tournament to a backdrop of turmoil.