'We played a good game': Broos on Bafana's 4-0 win over Namibia
Bafana Bafana kept their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages at AFCON alive with a resounding 4-0 win against Namibia on Sunday.
Bafana Bafana's Themba Zwane (centre) celebrates his goal against Namibia in their Africa Cup of Nations match on 21 January 2024. Picture: @CAF_Online/X
JOHANNESBURG - Bafana Bafana kept their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages at AFCON alive with a resounding 4-0 win against Namibia on Sunday.
Coach Hugo Broos admitted that his team was a little tense because of what was at stake.
"We knew we had to win the game today to have the chance to go through the group stage, so we were a bit nervous in the beginning of the game but more and more and certainly after we scored the first goal, we were released. We played a good game."
Bafana adopted a more pragmatic approach as opposed to their usual free-flowing and creative style. Broos said it was necessary to play a direct style after the loss to Mali.
"Today is maybe not football of South Africa. We are a team that likes to play football and sometimes in the most difficult moments, so I think the boys learned their lesson. I'm happy for that, I think that we know also that it doesn't always have to be with nice football and that was the case today."
Attacking midfielder, Themba Zwane, scored twice in a man-of-the-match performance. Broos praised him for adjusting to the new game plan.
"We know, and I said it already several times when Themba plays good, the team plays good and we saw it today again. Even though it was not really his football because Themba is the man with the combination, he knew where to go and we could always give the ball to him and again I'm very happy for the result but also about the way because this was not really South African football."