African champions Egypt host Group 7 leaders Bafana Bafana knowing they must win in order to avoid an embarrassing and unprecedented exit from the qualifiers.

But according to Letsholonyane, the Pharaohs critical situation provides an extra motivation to the South Africans.

"We don't need any further motivation for this match," the Kaizer Chiefs midfielder said.

"They have always qualified for the tournament and are currently the champions, so a win for us will be a huge morale booster ahead of the actual tournament, knowing we have contributed to them failing to qualify.

"We managed to get a point in Sierra Leone, and we believe we can do well in Egypt. We have the players that can take the heat when the going gets tough, but let me add that they will not be vulnerable because they are fighting for their lives."

Stupid

Going for a far-fetched victory in Cairo would be stupid, according to Katlego ‘Killer’ Mpehla, the man who scored in the dying moments to win the game for South Africa back in March.

"This will be a different ball game altogether," Mphela said.

"When they were in South Africa, they were playing for a draw but now they will need all three points so they will come at us relentlessly.

"The advantage there is that they might open up and we could be punishing them, but we should not be stupid and look for a win when we can see we can't get it.

"We are experienced enough to know which games we can win and which ones we can settle for a draw."

Finally, Mphela believes that playing at the Military Academy Stadium is much better for his side than the 80,000-seat Cairo Stadium.

"All the players are aware that beating Egypt will increase our chances of qualifying ten-fold, and playing at an even smaller venue (Cairo Military Academy Stadium) could make our job a lot easier, rather than in the big Cairo International Stadium," he added.