There have been progressive ticket sales for the forthcoming match between Bafana Bafana and Nigeria, which will come with World Cup qualification interests.
The two rivals will meet at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, September 9.
Before that, Bafana will be the away team against Lesotho at the same venue on Friday, September 5, while Nigeria will host Rwanda the next day at Godswill Akpabio in Uyo.
Granted that both Bafana and the Super Eagles win those games against Likuena and Amvubi respectively, they will come into their meeting separated by six points.
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Bafana will have moved to 16 points, while Nigeria will be on 10 with three to play for both, including their clash.
If Bafana win against Lesotho and do the same against Nigeria, they will be just as good as done in winning the group with another two matches to play against Zimbabwe and Rwanda.
Hugo Broos’ team still has the comfort of dropping points and finishing top of the group and qualifying for the World Cup, while the Super Eagles still need to win all their games and hope for favourable results elsewhere.
At present and with four games to play, Bafana have 13 points, Rwanda (8), Benin (8), Nigeria (7), Lesotho (6), and Zimbabwe (4).
On the ticketing front, three of the four lower stands at the Toyota Stadium are already sold out with only sections of the Western Stand still available.
It is expected that by the time Bafana go into camp next week, only tickets in the upper tiers of the stands will be still available.
Tickets are being sold at Ticketpro.
"You know when you can go to the World Cup, is there a better motivation than that?
"Maybe if we go to the World Cup, it will be the first and maybe the last time for all those players.
"Qualifying for the World Cup is extremely, extremely difficult, certainly here in Africa, certainly here in Africa.
"You have to fight for every game and what I said don’t think that… maybe okay, we won also 5-0 against Congo (Brazzaville) and nobody thought that it would be such a result, but don’t think that it will be an easy game next Friday against Lesotho.
"And in the rankings, who is Lesotho?
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"So, every game you have to play and it is difficult.
"And then maybe you are qualified for the World Cup, but then we have to wait four years again.
"If you are not qualified, it is eight years, but you are getting every time. So, for players qualifying for the World Cup, I think there is no better motivation because if we go, it can be the first and it can also be the last one," says Broos.
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