The first of two international friendlies is truly a clash of the heavyweights with South Africa being the continental champions, while Brazil are the South American champions.

The match is the ideal preparation for the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next year.

South Africa will have their work cut out for them as Brazil are ranked close to 40 spots above them in the world rankings.

Banyana coach, Desiree Ellis, said that they are excited to trade blows with the champions of South America.

“We got to camp on Monday, had our first training session on Tuesday and today we will have our final training session, which is match day -1. We are really excited as a team. We asked for good preparation and we are really grateful to SAFA and for starting us off with such a fantastic team.

“They are a top team, won the Copa América Femenina, a lot of their players play for big clubs abroad and they have a top coach who has coached all over the world. So I think it will be an exciting game.

“It will be a big test for us and that is what we want, especially after WAFCON, to test the players and see where we are at. We are expecting the crowd to come out. We have played for a long time without any fans and we hope that the fans will come out and support us in this game.” 

Kick-off at the Orlando Stadium is at 18:00.

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