Rwanda stand between Bafana and their dream of reaching the World Cup

SA now hope for favours from other teams in Group C

- By Siyasanga Monoalibe

It is crunch time for African in the Fifa 2026 World Cup qualifiers, as the final round of matches will see some long-held desires of going to the Americas realised, and others.

Bafana find themselves between a rock and a hard place, after their disapointing draw against Zimbabwe in Durban on Friday. Coach Hugo Broos' men had one job and that was to score a goal, but unfortunately had to settle for a goalless stalemate.

Bafana will host Amavubi in their final Group C encounter at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga - a venue that holds unpleasant memories for Bafana.

Fourteen years ago, Bafana pulled what is now infamously known as the dance of shame, where the team, led by the likes of Itumeleng Khune, Andile Jali and Siboniso Gaxa, to name a few, celebrated on the pitch after a draw against Sierra Leone, thinking they had qualified for the 2012 Afcon.