Sunday, January 4
*Morocco Vs Tanzania – 7pm
*South Africa Vs Cameroon – 10pm
South Africa head coach Hugo Broos says he will not show mercy to Cameroon when the two meet for AFCON 2025 Round of 16 clash at Al Medina Stadium in Rabat.
Broos won the AFCON title with Cameroon back in 2017 when they beat Egypt in the final in a tournament held in Gabon.
Broos says that facing the side again will be emotional but it will only be that.
“If you win an AFCON with the country, there’s always a little place in your heart that stays for the rest of your life. And that’s the case also with Cameroon and me,” Broos stated.
“It will always be there, but I can’t have mercy. I want to win the game because I’m coach of South Africa now.
“But it’s a special game, I have to say that. That doesn’t mean that we are not going to fight.”
The Belgian led Bafana Bafana to third place finish in the last AFCON in 2023 after they were eliminated by Nigeria at the semifinals.
With the last three meetings between the sides all ending in draws, including both matches in 2017 AFCON qualification and a friendly in January 2015, fine margins are expected to once again define the outcome in Rabat.
South Africa finished second in Group B behind Egypt while Cameroon also came second in Group F behind holderd Ivory Coast.
