Crunch time for Bafana in 2018 World Cup qualifier showdown against Senegal
One gets the impression Bafana Bafana coach Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba just might not mind if there was a little more of the rain that has swept the country on Saturday afternoon when Bafana Bafana meet Senegal in their World Cup qualifier at 3pm. The South Africans trained in a steady rain in their final session on the perfect‚ beautifully green pitch at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Friday morning. By the afternoon when Senegal ran out‚ the weather had cleared. Most of Senegal’s players are based in Europe‚ so will be used to far more adverse weather conditions than what Polokwane has to offer. And of course‚ it rains in the west African country. But cool‚ overcast conditions and even a bit of rain might suit 62nd-ranked Bafana’s quick-passing‚ high tempo game they will surely try to employ against the 32nd-ranked Lions of Teranga. Mashaba said he was impressed at how his players trained on the wet surface on Friday. Such minor factors might seem incidental‚ but in a match that seems boun...
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