South Africa and Botswana lock horns at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban on Saturday (July 8) at the 2023 COSAFA Cup.
The hosts are looking to pick up their first win of the campaign, having started off with a disappointing 1-1 draw with Namibia. Wazza Kambindu opened the scoring for the Brave Warriors in the 43rd minute before Rowan Human equalised for the Bafana Bafana three minutes into the restart.
Head coach Morena Ramoreboli could opt to make a few changes to fire up his squad. Another winless affair could seriously jeopardise their chances of progressing.
Meanwhile, Botswana saw off Eswatini 1-0 on Wednesday. Lebogang Ditsele scored the only goal of the game in the 22nd minute as the Zebras picked up all three points in their opener.
As things stand, Botswana lead Group A ahead of South Africa and Namibia, who are second and third respectively with a point apiece. Eswatini, meanwhile, are at the bottom with nothing to show for their efforts.
South Africa have a good record in the fixture and come into the game on the back of a long unbeaten run. The draw against Namibia in their opener must have left a bitter taste in the mouth, but expect the Bafana Bafana to up the ante.
Botswana are flying high after their opening-day win and could take the game to the hosts. It should be an entertaining clash, but one that could end in a high-scoring draw.
Prediction: South Africa 2-2 Botswana
Tip 1: Draw
Tip 2: Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5
Tip 3: Both teams to score: Yes
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