Coach Hugo Broos' charges host their COSAFA neighbours in the Limpopo province on March 21 2025 and then fly to Benin by charter to face the West Africans in the second qualifier a few days later.

SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan said the Association was happy to continue taking the South African senior men's national team to different parts of the country, with Polokwane the latest to assume the responsibility.

There were initially concerns over the readiness of the pitch after the surface was damaged following a music concert in December last year.

Following the media briefing, the provincial government invited members of the media in attendance to inspect the pitch themselves, insisting that the stadium will host its first match of the new year in the coming weeks before welcoming Bafana Bafana and Lesotho.

--ChannelAfrica--