Nigeria vs South Africa: Hugo Broos says he wants good result, not revenge against Nigeria

Hugo Broos, Bafana Bafana’s head coach says his team will not be driven by revenge when they take on the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier in Uyo on Friday.

Instead, Broos said his team will focus on putting in a good performance in their mission to get the three points on offer at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Friday, or at least a point.

‘We want to have a good result against Nigeria because this is a qualifier for the World Cup and we don’t think about revenge,’ Broos said, while adding even a loss in Uyo will not represent a disaster,’ he said in a media parley ahead of the team’s departure to Nigeria.

‘Losing the game should not be a disaster because after that we still have six games to play. But I would rather not have a defeat to Nigeria.

‘We know all about them but they also know all about us. I think they will not start the game with the same mentality they had at Afcon because they know how strong we are.

‘We have to use our status of being the team that finished third at Afcon but at the same time we must stay humble. We still have to work, fight and produce the same mentality we showed at Afcon.

‘I think there will be changes as to how Nigeria play the match. There are changes with a new coach [Finidi George has replaced José Peseiro] — they will play differently than they did at Afcon.’