World Cup qualifier: South Africa arrive in Accra for Ghana clash
South Africa landed in Accra on Friday to start preparations for their important 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana.
Bafana Bafana departed South Africa early Friday and touched in West African country in the afternoon.
We here! Safe and sound in Accra, Ghana. Thank you @flysaa #WCQUALIFIERS #BafanaPride pic.twitter.com/muxmpQnACV
— Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) November 12, 2021
They beat Zimbabwe 1-0 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday evening to extend their lead at the top.
South Africa are three points ahead of Ghana but qualification isn’t assured with the group winner set to be decided on Sunday.
A win or a draw in Ghana will book Bafana their ticket for the third-round play-offs, while a Ghana win will see Bafana and the Black Stars both end on 13 points and then the goal difference will decide based on FIFA rules.
However, a win for Ghana would already be enough for the Black Stars to overtake Bafana on the log based on the overall goals scored. Both teams would end with the same goal difference (+4), if Ghana win by one goal, but the Black Stars will have more goals scored (7 vs 6).
If Ghana would win by two or more goals, they would go above Bafana without even getting the calculators out.
Ghana versus South Africa will kick off at 7 pm local time at Cape Coast Stadium.