Nigeria coach on what he wants against Bafana

Bafana Bafana have made South Africans supremely proud, thanks to a win over Cape Verde in the Afcon 2023 quarter-final game on Saturday night in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. Here’s an early preview ahead of the semi-finals against Nigeria.

ALSO READ: PSL return – Orlando Pirates fixtures this month

ALSO READ: PSL is coming back – Chiefs fixtures this month

BAFANA BAFANA BEAT CAPE VERDE TO QUALIFY FOR THE AFCON 2023 SEMIFINALS

The game ended goalless after 90 minutes and 30 minutes of extra time, where Williams delivered a staggering save to deny Gilson Tavares a winner in the 88th minute.

ALSO READ: Ticket sales – Orlando Pirates vs Kaizer Chiefs

ALSO READ: New Sundowns star – ‘Why I left Argentina’

Bafana went on to win the penalty kicks 2-1, a very unusual score in the shootouts right? Well, no goalkeeper in a major tournament has ever saved four out of five penalties before.

ALSO READ: Bafana’s Williams earns Baloyi’s praise

Coach Hugo Broos admitted that the tension of the match caused him to age a few more years, but Man of the Match Williams saved the night.

“Let’s say six hours ago I was 71, now I’m 75,” Broos said as quoted by iDiskiTimes.

“It was a stressful game, certainly the penalties. You know what happens when you have to take penalties, it’s a very special situation for the players,” the Bafana mentor added.

“Sometimes you do a little game after training, taking penalties and nearly no player misses a penalty but you see today what happened, not only with us but also the players from Cape Verde. That means, we can be happy, but players want to get a penalty. We were, not lucky because we had a very good keeper today. If you can save four penalties, this is not luck anymore. You can save one, but four, this is not luck.

ALSO READ: Too little money – PSL club say no to Kaizer Chiefs

“He did not only that, he saved us two minutes before the end with a player that was alone infront of him. Yes, he was Man of the match. I think we could choose nobody else, because he is really Man of the Match,” the Bafana tactician concluded.

ALSO READ: R103 million – Sundowns’ January signings

ALSO READ: Kaizer Chiefs saying goodbye to midfielder?

NIGERIA COACH REVEALS EXPECTATIONS

Speaking to the media after beating Angola 1-0 in the last eight, coach José Peseiro wants to see a lethal frontline against South Africa.

“Once again we played (against Angola in the quarterfinals) without conceding, scored a goal, but I would have liked more. The team could have created more opportunities,” Peseiro said, as quoted by SuperSport.

“We are a quality team, Angola was very good, but we had more luck. I remain satisfied with my players but want us to be more efficient (in attack),” the Portguese coach added.

WATCH: Ronwen Williams saves four penalties!

Meanwhile, Bafana will battle the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the semifinals on Wednesday at 19:00.