WCQ: We just want to beat them — South Africa captain Ronwen Williams ready to take down Super Eagles
Hugo Broos' Bafana Bafana, who lead the group with 16 points, enter the match as slight favorites, but will certainly be mindful of Nigeria's threat, even without the injured Victor Osimhen.
A defeat to Eric Chelle's Super Eagles could significantly complicate things, with the Benin Republic still in contention for the automatic qualification spot.
South Africa only focused on beating Nigeria
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— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) September 8, 2025
Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams maintains that the only focus now is defeating Nigeria.
"The most important thing is to get the job done. We do not want any favours from anyone; we want to do things our way." He added,
"We learnt a hard lesson a few years ago when our destiny was in another team’s hands, and obviously things didn’t go our way. So, we learnt and grew as a team, and now we want to do things our way and get the job done."
The teams previously drew 1-1 in Uyo, with Themba Zwane scoring for South Africa before Fisayo Dele-Bashiru leveled for Nigeria.
The Super Eagles, fresh from a 1-0 victory over Rwanda, are eager to secure all three points to keep their World Cup hopes alive and avoid the disaster of potentially missing out on consecutive World Cups.