Kickoff (Cape Town)
13 October 2008
Despite their great victory against Equatorial Guinea in the World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the weekend, Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana has not given his team a break.
Santana re-assembled the squad in Johannesburg on Sunday evening and headed down to the Free State where they will face Ghana in an international friendly in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.
Bafana, who restored some of their pride when they beat Guinea 1-0 away from home on Saturday, will have their first training session in Seisa Ramabodu Stadium this afternoon.
The South African team manager Sipho Nkumane has told KickOff.com that they are no late changes in the squad to face the Black Stars.
"There are no changes and we still have the same squad that played in Guinea for the game against Ghana on Wednesday."
Ghana is expected to arrive in Johannesburg tomorrow before heading to Bloemfontein later in the day.
Meanwhile Bafana's goal-scoring hero against Equatorial Guinea, Siphiwe Tshabalala says their victory has helped them regain their confidence and promised the nation that they will do well against Ghana.
"I am very happy about our win. We needed this victory badly in order to restore our pride.
"It is special that my goal helped Bafana win the match. I just hope that we continue with same good performance on Wednesday."
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