Polokwane — Bafana Bafana must keep their concentration to the end when they face Senegal in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier to avoid a repeat of an Africa Cup of Nations meeting with the Lions of Teranga two years ago‚ says coach Shakes Mashaba. Senegal have brought a highly rated squad for their showdown with Bafana at Peter Mokaba Stadium. Coach Aliou Cisse‚ captain of Senegal’s 2002 World Cup quarterfinalist team‚ has included standout forwards Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City)‚ Sadio Mane (Liverpool) and Diao Balde (Lazio) for a qualifier that both teams know could make or break their chances of reaching Russia 2018. Bafana have played Senegal twice in Mashaba’s latest stint as South African coach. They beat the Lions 1-0 in the Nelson Mandela Challenge at Orlando Stadium in September 2015. Earlier that year, at their second match of the Africa Cup of Nations finals‚ Bafana had a 1-0 lead, thanks to Oupa Manyisa’s 46th-minute strike, but conceded an equaliser in the 59th minute to d...
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