{"id":46230,"date":"2025-12-30T03:35:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T03:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46230"},"modified":"2025-12-30T03:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T03:35:22","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignbafana-bafana-coach-makes-bold-declaration-ahead-of-warriors-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/30\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignbafana-bafana-coach-makes-bold-declaration-ahead-of-warriors-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Bafana Bafana coach makes bold declaration ahead of Warriors game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-139313\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"404\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767065721_873_Bafana-Bafana-coach-makes-bold-declaration-ahead-of-Warriors-game.webp.jpeg?resize=404%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hugo-broos-head-coach-of-south-africa-during-the-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-match-between-nigeria-and-south-africa.webp?w=2274&amp;ssl=1 2274w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hugo-broos-head-coach-of-south-africa-during-the-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-match-between-nigeria-and-south-africa.webp?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hugo-broos-head-coach-of-south-africa-during-the-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-match-between-nigeria-and-south-africa.webp?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hugo-broos-head-coach-of-south-africa-during-the-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-match-between-nigeria-and-south-africa.webp?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hugo-broos-head-coach-of-south-africa-during-the-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-match-between-nigeria-and-south-africa.webp?resize=1536%2C1004&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hugo-broos-head-coach-of-south-africa-during-the-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-match-between-nigeria-and-south-africa.webp?resize=2048%2C1338&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hugo-broos-head-coach-of-south-africa-during-the-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-match-between-nigeria-and-south-africa.webp?resize=404%2C264&amp;ssl=1 404w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hugo-broos-head-coach-of-south-africa-during-the-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-match-between-nigeria-and-south-africa.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hugo-broos-head-coach-of-south-africa-during-the-2023-africa-cup-of-nations-match-between-nigeria-and-south-africa.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<div class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767065721_339_Bafana-Bafana-coach-makes-bold-declaration-ahead-of-Warriors-game.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banner2image\" class=\"soccer24-banner-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has made a bold declaration ahead of their final 2025 AFCON Group B match against Zimbabwe on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa, who are on three points, will be looking to seal automatic qualification to the Round of 16. A victory would guarantee them second place in the group and see them join Egypt as the two Group B teams automatically progressing to the knockout stage.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the press, Broos declared that his side is highly confident of beating Zimbabwe on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are super confident that we\u2019ll beat Zimbabwe,\u201d the gaffer said.<\/p>\n<p>However, he also stressed that another crucial factor would be required, saying: \u201cYou also need a bit of luck; that the ball falls kindly or finds its way through defenders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The coach added: \u201cWe will try to win the game, and if we do, we\u2019ll be in the second round. Then we\u2019ll see what happens. It\u2019s very short, but we\u2019ll manage it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe are also chasing automatic qualification despite sitting at the bottom of the group with one point. A win against Bafana Bafana, coupled with either a draw or defeat for Angola against Egypt, would guarantee the Warriors a place in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged 2025 afcon, Bafana Bafana, Hugo Broos, Warriors<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->&#13;\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Bafana #Bafana #coach #bold #declaration #ahead #Warriors #game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has made a bold declaration ahead of their final 2025 AFCON&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1003,1432,4191,573,9194,347,265],"class_list":["post-46230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-ahead","tag-bafana","tag-bold","tag-coach","tag-declaration","tag-game","tag-warriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46231,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46230\/revisions\/46231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}