Broos eyes Belgium clash after Safa’s financial woes derail Argentina friendly

BAFANA Bafana could have played the current Fifa World Cup champions, Argentina, in preparation for next year's global showpiece. However, such are the struggles of Safa that Hugo Broos might have to settle for facing his native country, Belgium.

- MIHLALI BALEKA

When Bafana qualified for the global showpiece, they cemented their place as one of the top nations on the continent. This comes after also qualifying for the upcoming Afcon, which will be held in Morocco next month, without much difficulty as they finished top of their group comfortably.

In their search for stronger opponents to better prepare for the World Cup, Bafana secured a potential deal with Argentina which is captained by, arguably, the best player in the world, Lionel Messi.

The Argentines were ready to bring the match to South Africa, almost recreating the time when CAF president and Mamelodi Sundowns boss, Patrice Motsepe, brought Barcelona - a team that included Messi - to play the Brazilians in a friendly match on home soil a few years ago.