The
South African Senior Men’s National Team, Bafana Bafana, has secured an
international friendly match against 2014 FIFA World Cup hosts Brazil.
This
high-profile clash will be played in Sao Paolo, Brazil on Friday, 7 September
2012.
The
match will form part of a symbolic hand-over from the previous to present hosts
of the FIFA World Cup - South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup while
Brazil will host the tournament in two years’ time.
“We
are honoured to be playing Brazil in their backyard as they seldom play
friendly matches at home. To us this is a big coup considering it will probably
be the first official match for the new Bafana Coach whom we will announce at
the end of this month,” said South African Football Association (SAFA) CEO, Dr
Robin Petersen.
“We
are very delighted to announce that we have just received the final
confirmation because we have been working on this match for the last six
months,” added Dr Petersen.
The
last time Bafana met the Samba Boys was on 26 June 2009 in the FIFA
Confederations Cup where a late Daniel Alves free kick broke the hearts of the
hosts from reaching the final.
The
South American powerhouse is by far the most successful soccer playing nation
in the world.
They
have won the FIFA World Cup 6 times in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1994 and 2002.
They
have also won the Copa America 8 times and are the only country to have played
in every FIFA World Cup to date.
