South Africa get their COSAFA Cup campaign underway on Wednesday at the King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium against Namibia.
Looking for a record-equalling sixth COSAFA title, the five time champs are looking to draw level with Zambia and Zimbabwe as the most successful teams in the history of the competition.
Head coach Morena Ramoreboli, who guided the team to triumph in this competition in 2021, is back in charge for this iteration of the tournament.
The match forms part of a Group A double header with Botswana and Eswatini.
Bafana Bafana go into the game on home soil as solid favourites against their neighbours on the back of some outstanding form that saw them beat Morocco and Liberia in their last two matches.
That’s not to say that Namibia should be pushovers boasting some solid recent form of their own including three wins, two draws and one loss in their last six encounters.
Stacked in the hosts’ favour is a comprehensive domination of the fixture in recent times with four wins and one draw in the last five meetings.