Kick-off: 16:00 GMT
Hosts South Africa kick off the 29th Africa Cup of Nations against tournament debutants Cape Verde.
Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund rotated his players
in recent friendlies to make it difficult to predict his starting
line-up.
Neither side has any injury problems, as South Africa's Kagisho Digacoi has recovered from a knee problem.
Cape Verde are without three of their most experienced players, Lito, Dady and Ricardo, in their squad.
The group of islands, with a population of just over
500,000 are ranked higher than their opponents in the Fifa world
rankings (69 compared to 87).
Their three goalkeepers play in Africa but all of their outfield players play in European leagues.
South Africa coach Gordon Igesund:
"We're well prepared and ready for this tournament. The
players, when they play in front of 90,000 people, they're very excited
about that.
"The guys are all fighting now and ready for this.
We've got information on all the Cape Verde players and we're aware of
them.
"Our mindset has always been very positive. The players around me are very positive."
Cape Verde coach Lucio Antunes:
"The pressure will be on South Africa. We are here, we are happy to be here. There is no pressure to play good football.
"We qualified for this tournament. It's totally
different for Bafana Bafana because they are the host country and the
fans will put pressure on them. They are a big team, there are
expectations on them.
"We have worked very hard to be here. We don't have any
top players in our team, we play as a team. We work hard, the players
are determined to write history."
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