While Bafana Bafana stand-in coach Helman Mkhalele admitted disappointment at SA bowing out of the Cosafa Cup main competition early, he believes the focus should be more on the long-term vision given the youthful nature of his squad.
Bafana suffered a 5-4 penalty shoot-out defeat to Mozambique at King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban on Wednesday night after a 0-0 draw at full time.
Despite that, Mkhalele’s young boys' performance in open play against Mozambique was impressive, as they dominated the far more experienced Mambas and were let down by poor finishing. “One of the plans is to prepare young players, especially for the U-23s, because they don’t get an opportunity to be together and prepare for the qualifiers that are coming in September.
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