Legendary South African midfielder Helman Mkhalele believes that Bafana Bafana will progress beyond the group phase at the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Egypt.
Bafana were pitted against giants of African football, Morocco and Ivory Coast in Group D which is widely considered to be the group of death as it features three former Afcon champions.
Mkhalele, who represented South Africa at the 1998 Fifa World Cup finals in France, is not surprised as Bafana were destined to be drawn against two higher-ranked teams.