Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos is confident his young side can book a ticket to the playoffs in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with two games remaining.
South Africa currently leads Group G with 10 points and are unbeaten in the qualifiers.
The Bafana Bafana are in a hot race with Ghana for the top spot and the two teams will clash in the final group game at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Sunday November 14, 2021.
Hugo Broos has commended his players for the performance exhibited so far in the qualifiers and is optimistic they will beat Ghana to the playoffs.
"First of all, I am surprised that we are now in this position because three months ago, I think if you said to someone that we will be first in the group, everybody would laugh," Broos said.
"We've done a fantastic job until now. The players have been fantastic.
"I took players and made choices; sometimes, my choices were not good, and certainly, when I see the (current) 23 players, it changed over the past few months.
"It was difficult for me to make that first selection because I did not know much about South African football, and now I know much more about them."
'Let the games come'
Broos named a 24-man squad for the matches against Zimbabwe and Ghana this week, with in-form Keagan Dolly returning to the national set-up with Percy Tau.
"I like players like Dolly, who was before with Bafana Bafana, and suddenly they were not there anymore, and now he worked hard, and he is again there, and those are things that can make the team better," Broos continued.
"Again, I know we are playing two very important games, but that does not make me nervous because I have confidence in that team. So, let the games come, and we will see."