Shakes: We came for the 3 points

Sudan - Shakes Mashaba has praised his young players’ attitude ahead of their AFCON qualifying duel against Sudan in Khartoum.

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“They are young and raring to give everything for the country. That is the attitude I like from players,” said Mashaba.

According to KickOff, Mashaba has made it clear that Bafana Bafana’s focus is getting ‘three points’ and get their qualifying campaign off to a good start.

“We would want to open this qualifying round of matches with three points. That is what we came here for - a win,” said the 64-year-old.

Mashaba reveals that he will implement his team’s announcements earlier than usual so that the starting XI could get used to conditions and prepare them mentally.

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Bafana will take on Sudan in Khartoum on Friday, September 5 at 19:00 SA time, before hosting Nigeria on Wednesday, September 10 (20:00) at the Cape Town Stadium in their first two 2015 AFCON qualifiers.