Coach of South Africa, Hugo Broos has revealed that he will draw inspiration from their win over Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 when they come-up against Nigeria in the semi-final on Wednesday.
Bafana Bafana secured a 2-0 win over self-acclaimed favorites Morocco as they eliminated them from the competition and feel the confidence gained from that match could help them as they seek to cause another upset.
“I have to say that we are very happy and motivated to play in the semi-finals tomorrow. I think for many people it was unexpected but we did it and that means that South Africa has become a good team,” Broos told a press conference on Tuesday.
“It’s more than 20 years ago that South Africa last played in a semi-final and even longer since we were last in a final, so we have a lot of motivation for this semi and we want to play again in the final on Sunday.
“We are playing against a very good team tomorrow, with all players who play abroad. ”It is the same situation as when we met Morocco, who also had a very good team with players based in Europe at big clubs.
“You can compare the two games and I think for many people Nigeria are the favourites to win the game but as you know in football it is not always the favourite who wins.”
By: Pascal Amoah
