Namibia have raised a fist as a signal of emphasis about what their AFCON finals group stages tie against Bafana that has suddenly turned into a contest of desperate measures for Hugo Broos' men.
'Win at all costs' will be the chorus bellowing in the Bafana camp this week after The Brave Warriors shocked Tunisia before Bafana succumbed to Mali.
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Anything less than victory will leave Bafana's destiny no longer in their hands and needing a win over Tunisia to at least have any hopes of going through.
At the other end, Namibia – with only 5% the population of South Africa – will care not about matters on the other end of the border after recording their first AFCON finals win at the tenth attempt.
"We have been dreaming about our first set of three points at the AFCON and now that we have achieved it, it is time to make the next move," says Namibian legend Mohammed Ouseb.
Ouseb played at the 1998 AFCON finals in Burkina Faso when Bafana hammered their neighbours 4-1 in a group stages match with Benni McCarthy scoring all four.
From there he moved to Kaizer Chiefs winning the 1998/99 KickOff Footballer of the Season and then had a stint with Moroka Swallows after returning from Europe.
"Our target has always been to get that first three points.
"I had thought we would get those three points against South Africa for obvious reasons of that we are neighbours and have majority of players playing in the PSL, so we are familiar with them.
"Don't blame me for having hoped that the three points would come from South Africa, but the rankings and familiarity makes me think that way.
"If you look at the recent results against Bafana Bafana, it has been encouraging for us.
"We lost by a single goal at the tournament in Egypt, so it showed how much we are improving and always knew that the biggest chance that we had was against Bafana.
"Having about 12/13 players that played at our last AFCON finals appearance, we have the experience to compete at least for the first two games and see what we can pick up.
"We got our three points that we were looking for and now it changes the whole dynamics of the group.
"I think with nobody having given us a chance to pick three points against Tunisia, everyone will take notice of the Brave Warriors.
"Having a high number of players in the South African league will be good for us.
"I don't know if it will benefit us having Peter Shalulile and Deon Hotto who are all familiar with most of the Bafana players.
"I don't if knowing each other will work for us or against us but it will not be an easy one because this will be a must win for Bafana.
"So, that makes them a dangerous opponent to play against.
"I honestly hope that once they are offensive in their approach then they will be open at the back.
"For us, we don't need to sit and play for a draw even though that is what we will need to qualify as one of the four third placed teams.
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"The way I saw it, I hope we will have the same approach we used against Tunisia and play with one defensive midfielder.
"I think Bafana Bafana owe us one at AFCON for what happened at the 1998 finals when they hammered us 4-1.
"I played in that game, so it holds that much relevance for me, and I hope our boys get us one over Bafana," says Ouseb.