The old biblical truism that you reap what you sow will effectively apply to Bafana Bafana following on their qualification for the African Nations Cup Finals by virtue of the gritty, commendable 2-1 victory against Libya on Sunday.
In a nutshell, what this means, is that because of South Africa’s modest FIFA world ranking of 74th, which translates into a 14th ranking on the African continent, Bafana are certain to find themselves in a tough opening round group of four when the draw for the continental showpiece in Egypt in June and July is conducted by CAF on April 12.
The 24 finalists will be divided into six groups of four initially, with the two top countries in each segment and the four best third-placed sides going forward to make up the last 16 teams for the event.
And, with a seeding format applying in the draw, South Africa will end up
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