Bafana's AFCON clash changed

Cape Town - CAF has confirmed that the date has been rescheduled for the first encounter between Bafana Bafana and Congo Brazzaville.

Read: Polokwane set for Bafana, Congo duel

Bafana were due to play Congo on Friday, October 10 in Port Noire.

CAF has now shifted the fixture to the next day on Saturday, October 11 at 15:30 (SA time), said SAFA’s Head of Communication, Dominic Chimhavi via his Twitter account.

Meanwhile the official Bafana Bafana Twitter account has also announced that coach Shakes Mashaba will reveal his squad to take on Congo in both the away and home matches next week.

@Bafana_Bafana1 The Bafana/Congo game in Point Noire will now be played on Saturday 11 Oct not 10 at 15h30

— Dominic Chimhavi (@DChimhavi) September 17, 2014

No difference really, now more South Africans can catch the game and support Bafana Bafana!

Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba will name his squad to play Congo in AFCON qualifiers for home and away matches next week @DChimhavi

— Bafana Bafana (@Bafana_Bafana1) September 17, 2014

Will coach Shakes stick with his same squad or will he opt for different players?

Remaining Group A fixtures: (all times SA)

Friday, October 10

Sudan v Nigeria (16:00)

Saturday, October 11

Congo v Bafana Bafana (15:30)

Wednesday, October 15

Nigeria v Sudan (16:00)

Bafana Bafana v Congo (16:00)

Friday, November 14

Congo v Nigeria (16:00)

Bafana Bafana v Sudan (16:00)

Wednesday, November 19

Nigeria v Bafana Bafana (16:00)

Sudan v Congo (16:00)