Friday, December 18, 2009
Bafana face tough test
Bafana Bafana face a stiff test when they face Chile in an international friendly at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane tomorrow evening.
Coach Joel Santana and the boys are chasing a record sixth straight win, with the team's last win coming against Zambia last month.
Soccer analyst Sergio do Santos says we can expect the usual flair the Chilean's are known for but there may be some surprises.
"They (Chile) are not going to be different from the South American football we know what they are all about but there are one or two unknown quantities in the team and they play a quick flowing game of football."
Our National team has not managed to win against their previous South Americans when they lost to 1-0 to Bolivia and drew 0-0 with Uruguay.
Do Santos says they can also expect a tough fixture from Chile.
"Chile at the moment are lying fourth in the South American region of the qualifier! s for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. They are going to be no pushovers and it will be a fantastic test for us to play against a team of this caliber and gives us some direction as to where are at the moment."