"Nigeria will help us": South Africa coach Hugo Broos boasts as Bafana Bafana lead Group C

• Hugo Broos has suggested that Bafana Bafana volition prime up the World Cup summons astatine the disbursal of Nigeria
• Bafana Bafana instrumentality themselves apical of Group C with 10 points successful the CAF qualification pursuing their 2-0 triumph implicit Lesotho
• Three-time African champions Nigeria are 4th connected the log with 6 points, arsenic the Super Eagles registered their archetypal triumph of the run implicit Rwanda

South Africa caput manager Hugo Broos has explained that helium believes his boys volition get assistance for Nigeria and past suffice for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Following their 2-0 triumph implicit Lesotho connected Friday, Bafana Bafana instrumentality themselves apical of the CAF qualification Group C with 10 points.

Benin Republic are 2nd with 8 points arsenic the Cheetahs dropped points erstwhile they played a 2-2 gully with Zimbabwe.

Hugo Broos says South Africa volition prime up the World Cup summons up of Nigeria. Photo: Ulrik Pedersen.
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Rwanda are 3rd with 7 points arsenic the Amavubi failed to instrumentality location advantage, with Nigeria claiming each 3 points astatine the Amahoro Stadium successful Kigali with a 2-0 win.

The effect instrumentality Nigeria to 4th spot with 6 points, arsenic the three-time African champions pursuit South Africa who are 4 points ahead, per ESPN.

Action returns to the radical connected Tuesday, March 25, with Benin welcoming Bafana Bafana to the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium successful Abidjan.

Nigeria commercialized tackles with Zimbabwe astatine the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, portion Rwanda invited Lesotho.

All matches would beryllium played simultaneously, but Hugo Broos his broadside volition get indirect assistance from three-time African champions Nigeria.

Broos tips South Africa for World Cup ticket

Speaking soon aft their triumph against Lesotho astatine the New Peter Mokaba Stadium successful Polokwane, Hugo Broos said:

This was South Africa’s 3rd triumph successful 5 World Cup qualifying matches truthful far, with 1 gully and 1 loss. He said via Far Post:

“You know, I said a fewer days agone that there’s a squad oregon a state successful the radical who tin assistance america a batch and it is Nigeria.“You saw that they bushed Rwanda. They can’t spend to suffer points. So, against each team, they volition bash everything to win.“And for the moment, we are 4 points up of Nigeria. So, it’s up to america to bash what we person to do.“And erstwhile we bash what we person to do, Nigeria volition assistance us, you volition see. The concern is bully astatine the moment, it’s up to america to support that concern and surely bash good against [Benin] connected Tuesday successful Ivory Coast.”

Hugo Broos believes South Africa volition prime the World Cup summons astatine Nigeria's expense. Photo: PHILL MAGAKOE.
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Ekong fires informing astatine Zimbabwe

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigeria skipper William Troost-Ekong issued a beardown warning to Zimbabwe aft Nigeria bushed Rwanda 2-0 successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier successful Kigali.

Reports person it that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised the Warriors $150,000 if they bushed the Super Eagles successful Uyo.

The Super Eagles skipper confirmed that they are alert of this and volition guarantee that Nigeria instrumentality each 3 points from the brushwood arsenic they contend for the World Cup ticket.

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