Zimbabwe’s Warriors will “host” South Africa next month in Botswana for their penultimate Group C fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, according to City Press.

CAF’s stadium standards have forced Zimbabwe to play all home games outside the country, with most recent fixtures staged in South Africa. To avoid handing Bafana Bafana an unintended advantage, the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is moving this clash to Botswana instead.

While Zimbabwe are already eliminated from World Cup contention, the match will double as a tune-up for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Morocco this December. Details of the Botswana venue are expected to be confirmed soon.

Elsewhere in the group, Lesotho—another side without a CAF-approved stadium—will also continue to use South Africa as their adopted home ground when they host Nigeria’s Super Eagles next month.