Points for Bafana to ponder as they prepare for Senegal

FOR Bafana Bafana, the equation is simple, but the task not so. With two crunch 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Senegal looming, the calculation couldn’t be easier: Win both games, pick up six points and book a place on the plane for football’s global showpiece event in Russia. The job at hand, however, doesn’t reflect the straightforward equation. It is a real daunting challenge, indeed: Senegal are one of the best football nations on the continent – and beating them twice, home and away, is no mean feat. Bafana will have to be at their very best.

The formidable challenge kicks off on Friday when Bafana take on the Lions of Teranga at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane (kick-off at 7pm). The return match is scheduled for four days later in Dakar.

As Group D stands, Senegal have eight points, Burkina Faso and Cape Verde six points and South Africa four.

Bafana, at least, have their destiny in their own hands. Whatever went before doesn’t matter, it all comes down to these two games against Senegal. They always say you cannot sit back and expect fortune or success to come to you, you have to go out and grab it. Here are a few points for Bafana to ponder as they prepare for Senegal: