A young Mexican boy awaited the arrival of Bafana Bafana ahead of their training session.

Bafana Bafana are winning the hearts of the locals at the Fifa World Cup in Mexico after helping a local fan realise his dream.

The heartwarming scenes unfolded as the national squad left their hotel for a training session at the Pachuca Stadium.

Waiting eagerly by the team bus was a young local boy, hoping merely for a glimpse of his heroes.

Head coach Hugo Broos stepped forward to meet the youngster, gifting him Bafana’s popular alternate green jersey.