By Fakande Oluwamayowa<\/p>\n
Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams has declared that South Africa will approach their clash against Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles with full focus on securing their own destiny in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n
Hugo Broos\u2019 men face the Super Eagles in a Group C matchday eight showdown at the Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, on Tuesday (today).<\/p>\n
South Africa currently top the group with 16 points from seven matches, while Nigeria sit third with 10 points.<\/p>\n
Victory for Bafana Bafana would keep them firmly in control of their qualification hopes.<\/p>\n
Williams, speaking to Safa.net, stressed that his team is determined not to rely on results elsewhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most important thing is to get the job done. We do not want any favours from anyone; we want to do things our way,\u201d the goalkeeper said.<\/p>\n
He recalled past disappointments where South Africa\u2019s fate depended on other teams, adding that those experiences had strengthened their resolve.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe learnt a hard lesson a few years ago when our destiny was in other teams\u2019 hands and obviously things didn\u2019t go our way. So, we learnt and grew as a team, and now we want to do things ourselves,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Tonight\u2019s highly anticipated clash kicks off at 6:00 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. Nigerian time).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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