With the draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers having been confirmed on Thursday, one of Bafana Bafana's opponents has now reacted to the group.
An incredible 48 African nations were drawn into 12 groups of four, as teams are set to begin their quest to qualify for AFCON during the September international break.
South Africa were among the top-seeded sides heading into the draw thanks to the fact that they rank in the top 10 CAF teams, according to the latest FIFA rankings.
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Coach Hugo Broos' side were drawn in Group K alongside Uganda, Congo, and South Sudan. Notably, all three of Bafana's group opponents failed to qualify for the 2023 AFCON, which was hosted and won by the Ivory Coast earlier this year.
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Uganda boss Paul Put was quick to react to the draw, as the Cranes looks to qualify for the tournament for the first time since 2019.
"I think it is a far group. There are no easy games but I think its [the group] playable, but of course you cannot estimate anything," said Put, according to Ugandan outlet Monitor.
'It's a fair group and playable but we shouldn't think it's too easy' Coach Paul Put after the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 Qualifier draws. pic.twitter.com/LzrKNvaBzF
— Uganda Cranes (@UgandaCranes) July 4, 2024
Uganda have only previously qualified for the competition four times, with a runners-up finish in 1978 being their performance at AFCON.
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