Bafana Bafana v Kenya: Date, venue, kickoff time, predicted starting XI

Bafana Bafana take on Kenya in back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers in the coming days.

Sitting top of Group C, Pitso Mosimane‘s men can take a big step in qualifying for next year’s tournament should they beat Kenya home and away.

Ahead of the qualifiers, there were talks that Bafana could be without captain Ronwen Williams and Teboho Mokoena. Mosimane named them in his final squad regardless, saying the duo would be assessed before the first qualifier match.

Bafana to play Kenya at home this week

“Those are key players who led us in the first AFCON (in 2024), the second AFCON (in 2025) and at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They were part of the AFCON qualifiers against Guinea and Eritrea (in September 2026), right? Mosimane was quoted by SAFA.

“So, they are very, very important players and we will wait till the last possible moment should the doctors say to me ‘coach,  we are ruling them out.’  Then we can bring in other players just as we did  when we brought in Tshepang Moremi (to replace injured midfielder Lebohang Maboe) in the last camp.”

When will Bafana play Kenya?

Bafana will host the Harambee Stars at Orlando Amstel Arena in Johannesburg on Friday, 13 November 2026 before traveling to Nairobi for the second match to be played on Tuesday, 17 November 2026.

Kick-off at Orlando is at 18h00.

Here’s how Bafana are likely to line up against Kenya on Friday: Ronwen Williams, Thabang Matuludi, Ime Okon, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Aubrey Modiba, Teboho Mokoena, Sphephelo Sithole, Relebohile Mofokeng, Tshepang Moremi, Oswin Appollis and Lyle Foster.