Coach David Notoane says it will be a battle between a physical Nigeria and his more technically gifted South Africa when the teams clash in a winner-takes-all Group B encounter at the Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations on Friday night.
South Africa need just a point at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo to advance to the semifinals‚ while a defeat could also see them also advance if Zambia beat Ivory Coast in the other game that will be played simultaneously in the Egyptian capital.
“Nigeria played differently against Ivory Coast and Zambia. They had a different approach when they became desperate [to win]. They put long balls into the striker – it is not the type of football that we like‚” Notoane said. South Africa sit on top of their pool with no goals conceded in their two games and Notoane has urged his side not to waste the good work they have put in so far.
“We always go into every game to get three points‚ but it has also always been our mentality that we try to take something out of every game. We took one point against Zambia‚ three against Ivory Coast. “When we went into the game against Ivory Coast‚ I mentioned that if you analyse international football‚ games are very tight‚ preparation time is less‚ so the details for the game become important.
“Even if we need a draw‚ we play on the offensive and I don’t think that we have been at our best of what we are capable of playing.
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