SA begin their World Cup qualifiers away to Zimbabwe on Friday, followed by a home match with Ghana on Monday and a showdown in Ethiopia on October 6
The upcoming World Cup qualifiers will provide a good gauge of the current health of the Bafana Bafana side.
It's a very tough group and considering that only the winning team will go through to the final round of qualifiers, Bafana are up against it.
Despite that, the South African Football Association is expecting new head coach Hugo Broos to lead Bafana to the World Cup.
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Broos has come in with a new broom and swept aside what he believes are the deadwood and he's been talking about ushering in a more youthful team.