Oswin Appollis warns against 'difficult Lesotho game' - 'Everyone wants to beat Bafana & comes out guns blazing'

South Africa resume their 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin, respectively.

On Friday, Bafana Bafana host the former at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane hoping to secure maximum points.

Their next outing will be on Tuesday in Ivory Coast against Benin.

Bafana Bafana are the favourites, alongside Nigeria who have not had a good campaign so far, to make it out of Group C,

The Hugo Broos-led team have seven points in the pool alongside Rwanda and Benin.

Despite their massive quality, Oswin Appollis is not anticipating a walk in the park against minnows like Lesotho and the likes.

He argues they come out 'guns blazing' hoping to get something from the match.

“It will be a very difficult game. Lesotho are a very hard-running team with a lot of fighters,” the Polokwane City winger said ahead of the game. 

“Our preparations have gone well; as South Africans we are always ready to put in the work. Everyone wants to beat South Africa and comes out guns blazing.

“Everywhere we have been the fans have come to the stadium, and I have no doubt in Polokwane they will come and support us at Friday’s match,” Appollis concluded.

Bafana have not played in any World Cup since 2010 when they hosted the prestigious competition.

It will be a massive opportunity for them to get needed results to stand a chance of going all the way in the qualifiers.