Broos\u2019 men will take on Zimbabwe at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on October 10th, with kick-off at 15h00 Central African Time. They will then host Rwanda at Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga on October 14th, with the match scheduled for 18h00.<\/p>\n
The Belgian mentor is expected to trim the list down to a final 23-man squad in the coming days.<\/p>\n
Bafana Bafana currently lead Group C with 17 points from eight matches. Benin are second with 14, followed by Nigeria and Rwanda on 11 points each, Lesotho on six, and Zimbabwe bottom with four points.<\/p>\n
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