Safa president Dr Danny Jordaan strongly believes there is no reason why Bafana Bafana should not qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Last week Bafana learned who they will face the qualifying group and would be confident of progressing to the tournament finals after being drawn with Ghana, Sudan and the winner of the playoff tie between Sao Tome and Mauritius.
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The two top teams in that group will qualify for the continental showpiece and although the Black Stars will provide stiff competition, Jordaan expects Bafana to have no issue in overcoming the other teams in the group.
‘I would expect us to qualify,’ Jordaan said when reacting to the qualifying group draw.
‘I think that we can qualify. There is no reason for us not to. What is the issue is if we will end up on top or second. That is what we have to deal with, with Ghana. I think that we have the team. We have to see. But this tournament also showed that there are no easy matches on the African continent anymore. There is no small nation in the continent anymore.
‘Benin came with the perception that they are a small country. They walked away as one of the major forces on the African continent, and so did Guinea,’ he added.
‘Who would have dreamt that Madagascar could face stiff challenges and reach the quarter-finals? The notion when you look at the group that there are small and big teams, that’s out of the question.
‘We have to work hard and we have to be here again. We have made our mark here, we must be back. We can bring a stronger, better team because we do have the players,’ concluded the Safa president.
