Amongst key targets, the BFA tasked the South African with winning this year's edition of the COSAFA Cup. He also has to go beyond the group stages of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals to be held in Morocco in December, accumulate at least 12 points in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, book a spot at the African Nations Championship (CHAN), and move the Zebras into the top 30 in Africa. With half a year into his Zebras reign, Ramoreboli is progressing well with his targets but his immediate objective begins on Monday evening against Comoros. The team is in Group D, up against the Comoros and northern neighbour, Zambia. The Zebras have come closest twice to winning the COSAFA Cup as they lost in the finals of the 2016 and 2019 editions.
The team has reached the knockout round on five occasions as they were eliminated in the semifinals in 2006 and 2007 whilst the team finished third in 2015. It has been a series of poor results since the 2019 final as the Zebras never made it out of the group stages in the last four editions. Starting with Comoros, Ramoreboli will have to break the shackles with a relatively untested Zebras cohort. A large number of the squad could make their Zebras debut as Ramoreboli left out key figures from the COSAFA trip. The missing regulars include the North African-based contingent of Tumisang Orebonye, Thatayaone Ditlhokwe, Kabelo Seakanyeng, and Gape Mohutsiwa. Additionally, regular campaigners such as Mosha Gaolaolwe, Goitseone Phoko, Alphord Velaphi, and Thero Setsile have also missed the trip to Bloemfontein.
