South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos has said his side are motivated to play against Nigeria in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023.
According to Hugo Broos, getting to the semi-finals is motivating for them based on the country’s recent performance in the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON.
“We are very happy and motivated that we play tomorrow in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON, for many people, it was unexpected but we did it and ensure South Africa become a good team and also it’s more than 20 years ago that South Africa played in the semi-finals and even more than that we played in the finals, so what that means is that we have a lot of motivation,” he said.
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The Belgian tactician admitted to Nigeria’s quality but still maintained his confidence in his squad for the crucial game.
“We are playing against a good team tomorrow, number 6 in the ranking, that means a lot for players playing for us.
Nigeria have had upper hand on South Africa in recent meetings but it’s not a worrying situation for Hugo Broos.
“For many, Nigeria are the favorite to win but it’s not always the case in football, we are confident and motivated to try and ensure it doesn’t happen and South Africa will play in the final for the first time in 20 years,” he concluded.
