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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos could be missing a few players when they take on Congo DR in the third/fourth playoff at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.
Bafana and Congo face each other after losing in the semi-finals to Nigeria and Ivory Coast respectively. Bafana lost in a penalty shootout, while the hosts won 1-0.
With Thapelo Maseko already confirmed to be injured prior to the semi-finals, Broos will also be without Grant Kekana, after he picked up a red card in extra time against Nigeria.
Broos also said there are concerns about other players, but will only have a clearer picture on just who will be available at training on Friday.
The Belgian mentor added that it will be a tough mental exercise for both teams after they missed out on the final, and if it was up to him this playoff game would not happen.
“The game tomorrow is special, it depends a little bit on which team will be mentally the most recovered from what happened on Wednesday, ” Broos said at the MD-1 press conference.
“It’s also for DRC, (Wednesday) has been a disappointing evening. If you ask my advice, this game has not to be played.
“The most important thing in a tournament like this is number one. If you are number three or number four tomorrow, for me, it’s exactly the same.
“Because this is only first specifics. Number one is important, and number one you always remember.
“So again I hope that my players will be enough recovered from the knockdown they got on Wednesday.
“There will be some players not available tomorrow so there will change in the team. Thapelo Maseko was injured, two games ago for him the tournament was finished.
“We had the red card for Grant Kekana so he will not be available. “We had the red card for Grant Kekana so he will not be available.
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“We have three, four players who suffer from injuries. So we have to wait till last training to see if they will be available for the game tomorrow.”
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