The World Cup kicks off in forty-four days and everyone is getting ready as quickly as possible and at the same time, everyone is putting the finishing touches on preparations. South Africa are no different and they have just confirmed that tomorrow night they will play a friendly against Jamaica in Frankfurt.

China pulled out of a friendly match with South Africa at the weekend but the South African Football Association (SAFA) have moved quickly to make sure that preparations are not interrupted and that Bafana Bafana are as ready as they can be in time for the opening match against Mexico.

SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe told Kickoff.com that it was important for the association to secure another international friendly to replace the China match.

“We worked very hard within a very short space of time to arrange an international friendly match against Jamaica. Following the withdrawal of China, we did indicate that talks were underway with two other member associations of FIFA, and Jamaica’s confirmation has put the team’s preparations in Germany back on track.”