Coach Stuart Baxter expects Nigeria to be made of sterner stuff than recent opposition when South Africa head into Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal showdown.
Bafana Bafana meet the Super Eagles in Africa’s biggest football showpiece for the third time, with Nigeria winning each of the previous encounters.
Baxter’s men had the upper hand when these sides met en route to Egypt 2019 – winning in Nigeria before playing out a draw in the reverse fixture.
Despite their triumph over hosts Egypt in the Round of 16 thanks to Thembinkosi Lorch’s 85th minute strike, Baxter anticipates a hard-hitting encounter against Gernot Rohr’s team.