Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Claude le Roy has given Bafana Bafana some big praise ahead of the next AFCON.
South Africa secured the bronze medal at the last Africa Cup of Nations two years ago after losing to Nigeria in the semi-finals.
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Bafana were drawn in a tricky group against Egypt, Angola and Zimbabwe.
Le Roy, who won the 1998 AFCON, believes Hugo Broos' charges is a team be concerned about.
"There are stable teams in the group stage, such as Egypt, which remains a strong opponent in this competition," Le Roy told LeSiteInfo.
"Also Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire, which have great quality, while I see Tunisia as less strong this time.
"There are also Nigeria and South Africa who have the ability in this edition, especially the Bafana Bafana team, which continues to develop and has a good coach, as well as Cameroon, which always remains a tough competitor in the Africa Cup of Nations."