FILE: Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada shows off his football skills.

Proteas Men's spearhead Kagiso Rabada is backing Bafana Bafana all the way in their Fifa World Cup opener against Mexico at the Estadio Azteca on Thursday.

Rabada was hoping to travel to Mexico City for the opening game but will now instead attempt to get to the second match against Czechia in Atlanta, USA.

Either way, he is fully behind Ronwen Williams and his team as Bafana look to add their name to the famed list of underdogs who have upset their more fancied opponents in the opening game.

“I was actually going to go and watch the opening game in Mexico, but that is not to be anymore. That would have been crazy,” Rabada told Independent Media during an exclusive Red Bull media junket.