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Bafana Bafana set to play friendly matches against Cosafa opponents

The South African Football Association (Safa) has announced Bafana Bafana will play two international friendly matches next month.

The national team has been inactive since November 2019 when they faced Ghana and Sudan in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers.

South Africa were then scheduled to face Sao Tome and Principe in back-to-back Afcon qualifiers in March 2020, but the matches were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Afcon finals have also been postponed to 2022 and when will still be hosted by Cameroon.

Safa has now revealed Bafana will return to action next month as they take on two unnamed Southern African teams as part of their preparations for their qualifiers against Sao Tome and Principe.