With Bafana Bafana taking on South Sudan today, we look at their team hotel and the stadium that will be hosting the AFCON Qualifier.
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Hugo Broos' Bafana Bafana will expect a tough game against hosts South Sudan's Bright Stars in their second 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Juba National Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
The senior men's national team will tackle the North-East African country at 15:00, after playing out a 2-2 draw with Uganda at Orlando Stadium in the opening match of their AFCON qualifiers last Friday.
After receiving a warm welcome to the city of Juba by South Africa's ambassador to Sudan, Adv Mahlodi Sam Muofhe — Bafana settled in to their luxury accommodation.
The players and staff have been staying at the Radisson Blu Juba, which is said to be South Sudan's first internationally branded five-star hotel.
Here's a glimpse of the lavish hotel:
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As mentioned above, Bafana's all-important clash with the Bright Stars will be hosted at the newly-constructed Juba National Stadium, which hosted it's first game in June with South Sudan faced neighbours Sudan in a World Cup qualifier.
The stadium, which has a multi-purpose Astroturf, reportedly took two years to rebuild and cost of US $5 million (R89.6 million). Take a look:
A first look of Juba National Stadium, the venue for tomorrow afternoon's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifer between Bafana Bafana and hosts South Sudan. A huge media contingent is attendance at training. #BafanaPride#AFCONQualifier pic.twitter.com/W8xPNjjReR
— Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) September 9, 2024
