South Africa are gearing up for their African Cup of Nations quarter-final against Nigeria, which will take place in Cairo on Wednesday night.
Bafana Bafana only played one practise match ahead of the tournament in Egypt.
Bafana Bafana getting ready for the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday.
Kick off 21h00 pic.twitter.com/kGIg0nrl4d— Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) July 8, 2019
This disrupted their plans for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
SAFA Technical Director, Neil Tovey addressing members of the media about national teams and the Association’s technical matters. @CastleLagerSA @flysaa @nikefootball @EnergadeSA @DS_Damat_DE @BurgerKingZA pic.twitter.com/pqGQb0K8iT
— SAFA.net (@SAFA_net) July 9, 2019
However, goalkeeper Ronwen Williams believes that they have taken the tournament as preparation.
We’re ready to bring heroics again – Thulani Hlatshwayo https://t.co/xqQB3dfKMv # via @SAFA_net @EnergadeSA
— SAFA.net (@SAFA_net) July 8, 2019
He says as the team goes further, they are also starting to perform better than in the group stage matches.
SAFA Acting CEO touches on Bafana Bafana’s AFCON performance. pic.twitter.com/CP6ElW2nhp
— SAFA.net (@SAFA_net) July 9, 2019
“Our preparation wasn’t good and the coach [Stuart Baxter] said last week maybe we using the tournament as preparation and you can see we getting much better. [During] our first game, we didn’t have a shot on target, against Egypt we created many chances, so we getting better. The further the tournament goes … we must remain humble and continue focussing.”
