As if in anticipation of the quarter-final cauldron that awaits Bafana Bafana and Mali in the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday night, the temperature rose noticeably in Durban.
Sweat poured from brows all around People’s Park, whether they were training or not, and whether they were feeling the pressure of an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final or not.
It promises to be a sweltering night in the Zulu kingdom on Saturday, in front of another sell-out Durban crowd, as Bafana continue their pursuit of continental glory.
Gordon Igesund’s men will need to keep cool heads in a tough battle against the physically imposing West Africans. If you look at the teams remaining in the last eight, in fact, this Nations Cup has become exactly that – Bafana Bafana v West Africa.
There weren’t much cooler heads around in Bafana’s game against Angola, the one that got their campaign up and running, than Lehlohonolo Majoro. His cheeky finish through the legs of the Palancas Negras goalkeeper remains the only goal of this tournament that a Bafana striker has managed to net.
Majoro followed his goal with a deep gash in his calf that threatened to rule him out of the competition. But he resumed full training with the Bafana squad, and is expecting to be ready to go, if Igesund needs him on Saturday night.
“I have recovered from the injury,” said Majoro.
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