The game against Ghana comes with challenges of its own, the Black Stars didn’t have a good AFCON tournament and exited in the last 16 stage.

Another PSL coach, Steve Komphela, of Lamontville Golden Arrows is also hopeful over the Springboks’ prospects.

Bidvest Wits mentor Gavin Hunt, meanwhile, feels that Erasmus winning the World Cup will have spin-offs for all South African coaches.

Maritzburg United boss Eric Tinkler, one of few coaches within the local game to have won an international title when he lifted the Africa Cup of Nations crown back in 1996, says that a victory for South Africa will lift the country from its current slumber.

With an average squad age of 26.6%, Khumalo is surrounded by immense young talent at United.

A seasoned campaigner with over a decade of football under his belt, the 32 year old has become one of the crucial pieces in United’s puzzle since re-joining them from Bidvest Wits last season.

SuperSport United journey to the Free State for a date with Bloemfontein Celtic in tomorrow’s only Absa Premiership fixture. Stalwart defender Bongani Khumalo says the Celtic game is a must-win for them.

Bafana will play their second qualifier against Sudan at Orlando stadium on the 17th at 15:00, this means that they will only have one training session after returning from Ghana on Friday.

Ntseki has only made few changes to the team which beat Mali 2-1 in an international friendly this month, he’s kept the majority of the squad and only returned Aubrey Modiba, Thamsanqa Mkhize and Sifiso Hlanti to cover for the injured Keagan Dolly.

The game against Ghana comes hot on the heels of the election of the new Ghana Football Association (GFA) executive led by Kurt Okraku, who was elected this past weekend.