South Africa will face a tough test of their progress under coach Hugo Broos when they face Morocco
South Africa will confront an extreme trial of their advancement under coach Hugo Broos when they face Morocco in their initial Group K 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday night.
The match will start off at 9pm CAT at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
Morocco might have experienced a 3-0 loss because of the United States in a cordial gathering last week, however the North Africans have just passed up two of the last 13 versions of the Afcon and have the family of being one of Africa's five delegates going to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Chart book Lions coach Vahid Halihodzic conceded that the loss to the States was "difficult" yet accepts his group will quickly return.
"The outcome is excruciating as far as we're concerned. In any case, in general, we were not so terrible on the grounds that we made a ton of possibilities and we even missed a penalty," said Morocco's coach, who accepts the experience will help his group for the worldwide masterpiece in November-December.
"We want to gain from this loss and get ready well for the World Cup. I'm sure that we can improve in Qatar."
South Africa, who have passed up two of the last three Afcons (and four of the last seven), will be frantic to make a re-visitation of the mainland finals interestingly beginning around 2019.
The uplifting news for coach Hugo Broos and his group is that neighbors Zimbabwe have been precluded, meaning they need just completion in front of one of Morocco or Liberia in Group K to tie down section to Ivory Coast 2023.
Bafana are as yet stinging from their last excursion - a 5-0 accommodating loss because of World Cup champions France in late March - as well as the inability to advance to the last round of meeting all requirements for Qatar 2022.
"I expressed currently before the qualifiers for the World Cup that on the off chance that we don't fit the bill for that occasion, it will be a generally excellent encounter for those youthful players. We had players who played their most memorable Bafana games. Presently they've had the chance to play six games. They gained tons of useful knowledge from that. You need to begin some place," said SA coach Hugo Broos.
He added, "We know the players and the group [Morocco] well overall. Be that as it may, they are as yet a decent group, in spite of the fact that we have an arrangement. We will check whether that plan will succeed come [Thursday 9 June]. We know what we need to do. Also, one thing that is significant is to have the [right] mindset and certainty. At the point when you go to Morocco with dread it is better that you stay here at home."
In straight on details, Morocco and South Africa have met in seven past matches, going back similarly as 1998. Both the Atlas Lions and Bafana have guaranteed two successes, while three games have been drawn.
The groups' latest gathering was in the gathering phase of the 2019 Afcon, with Morocco guaranteeing a 1-0 win - because of a late strike from Moubarak Boussoufa - in Cairo in July of that year.
Tunisian arbitrator Sadok Selmi will assume responsibility for the match in Rabat.
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