When it was first announced that South Africa would be grouped alongside continental giants Ivory Coast and Morocco in their Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) group, many fans were understandably worried.
However, with Bafana Bafana likely to be seen as underdogs against two sides significantly higher than them in the Fifa World Rankings, not everyone is as pessimistic.
Bafana star Kamohelo Mokotjo is one of South African football’s brightest exports in recent times having previously set the Dutch Eredivisie and now English Championship alight, and he is quietly confident that if he makes head coach Stuart Baxter’s final squad, he could be a key figure in helping Bafana do well at the tournament.