Fans show Bafana Bafana the middle finger

To hell with Bafana Bafana! This is clearly the message from some soccer fans on why they have shunned the national team ahead of the make-or-break 2018 World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso at FNB Stadium on Saturday.

And this explains why ticket sales are moving slow, prompting Stadium Management SA to slash the ordinary ticket price from R100 to R50.

Following widespread reports that "only 300 tickets" were sold by Tuesday, Sowetan hit the streets yesterday to hear from the paying customer - the fans.

Stadium Management SA has, however, said the 300 tickets sold were hospitality passes while confirming that about 15000 tickets had been purchased.

Hector Monama, 29, a petrol attendant from Soweto, said: "I do have a ticket but I am not prepared to go to the game.

"I would rather spend that money on other things. I was very angry when we lost back to back to Cape Verde.

"I did not understand the selection, especially Andile Jali, why was he not starting? I have lost faith in our coach."

Danny Metlhape , 26, a cashier from Tembisa, said: "I am not going to the game because it is a useless game.

"Bafana are the perennial disappointers, so why should I go there and hurt my feelings? Even if the ticket was costing R10, I would not have bought it anyway. I will not even watch it on television."

Self-employed Mafa Mnisi, 43, from Ennerdale, said: "I am staying very close to the FNB Stadium, but I am not attending the game.

"It is not that I do not have money, but I am not happy about Safa [South African Football Association].

"Had they not fired Shakes Mashaba, maybe I would be going. Stuart Baxter is not the right man to qualify us for the World Cup."

Mncedisi Sisilane , 32, a data capturer from Soweto, said: "Cape Verde is the easiest team in our group and we lost twice against them, which will make it difficult to win against Burkina Faso."

" I am not going to waste my money on Bafana again. I used to go and watch all of their games before, but now am no longer interested. I will wait for the Absa Premiership [games to resume]."

Sihle Ngutshane, 38, a police officer from East Rand, said: "There is nothing that is inspiring me to go to the stadium. They must just give away all the tickets to school pupils because we as soccer fans are not interested.

"Our players are not committed and they are just playing for the sake of it, no passion at all."