"Botswana is a local derby. Most of their players play in South Africa and against them, the attitude and the emotions will be the key factors,” Pitso Mosimane, South Africa coach.
Previous FIFA World Cup hosts South Africa will be pleased with their draw in Group A of African qualifying, but nevertheless will face strong challenges from Botswana and Central African Republic.
Continental giants Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire were handed tough-looking tasks on the path to Brazil 2014, while the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosts South Africa have a regional derby on their hands against Botswana.
