Bafana Bafana plot Senegal’s fall

• Morocco Face Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana Against Pharaohs
African Champions League-winning coach Pitso Mosimane believes that Bafana Bafana should have no difficulty qualifying for the 2018 World Cup to be staged in Russia.

Bafana host group leaders Senegal today in Polokwane and Mosimane believes they should get a positive result from this match.

The Sundowns coach took time off to speak to supersport.com on Thursday, as well as several other media houses, including a Japanese crew in SA to profile Sundowns ahead of the Fifa Club World Cup.

Mosimane, who previously served as assistant Bafana coach before being elevated to the post of senior coach, said, given the talent SA has, it should be no hassle for Bafana to make it to Russia.

The South Africans are in Group D along with Senegal (top), Burkina Faso (third) and Cape Verde (fourth). Only group winners will qualify for the 2018 World Cup from Africa.

Meanwhile, Morocco coach, Herve Renard, comes up against a former team when reigning African champions and Group C leaders Ivory Coast play in Marrakech today.

The Frenchman guided the Ivorians to a long-awaited Nations Cup title in 2015 and has had a positive impact on sleeping giants Morocco since taking charge last March.

Fifth-ranked Ghana tackle Group E leaders Egypt tomorrow in Alexandria with the hosts lifting a security-induced ban on spectators to permit a 50,000 crowd.

Ghana are seeking a fourth consecutive World Cup appearance, which would equal the African record held by Cameroon, and Algeria a third in a row.

Ghana coach and former Chelsea manager Avram Grant seems unperturbed by a poor start in Group E last month as bottom seeds Uganda forced a 0-0 away draw.

“We have five matches to go and there is no need for panic,” he told reporters. “After losing our opening game at the 2015 Nations Cup, we went on to reach the final.”

Grant welcomes back fit-again Andre Ayew, but injuries sideline fellow midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah and veteran striker Asamoah Gyan.