Bafana Bafana were once again local heroes thanks to their victory over Cape Verde in the Afcon 2023 quarter-final match in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, last Saturday night.
Do you remember the goalie on the 1996 afcon winning team? His name is Andre Arense. He has some advice.
Bafana Bafana defeats Cape Verde to qualify for AFCON 2023 semi-finals
The match ended goalless after 90 minutes and 30 minutes of extra time, but Williams made an incredible save in the 88th minute to deny Gilson Tavares the winning goal.
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Bafana also won the penalty shootout 2-1, which is a very unusual score for a penalty shootout, right? Well, so far no goalkeeper in a major tournament has saved four out of five penalties.
Manager Hugo Bruce admitted the nerves of the match made him look a few years older, but man-of-the-match Williams saved the night.
“Let's say six hours ago I was 71 years old. Now I'm 75,” Bulls said. iDiskiTimes.
“It was a stressful game, certainly with penalties. You know what happens when you have to take a penalty, but it's a very special situation for a player,” added the Bafana leader.
“Sometimes we play a little game after practice and give penalties, but very few players missed the penalties, but today you will see what happened not only to us but also to the players of Cape Verde. We can be happy, but the players want penalties. We were not lucky today because we had a very good keeper. Even if we could have avoided four penalties, this It's not luck anymore. You can save one, but you can't save four. This is not luck.
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“He not only did that, but he saved a player who was left alone in front of me two minutes before the end. Yes, he was man of the match. I couldn't have chosen anyone else. I think so, because he really is the man of the match,'' concluded the Bafana tactician.
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Andre Arendse is impressed
Arendse said Bafana must maintain a high work ethic and fighting spirit.
“Why shouldn't we repeat the feat of '96? The team is working hard for the Nations Cup. There's no doubt about that, you understand,” said the former goalkeeper. far post.
“Hugo Bruce is doing some really good things with the team. When you watch the team play, if we put that ability aside for a second, you see the attitude on the field, the positive attitude. You can
“I see players on the field who never give up. That's what's important to me. That's what makes them successful.
“If we focus on performance and individual quality, we will probably reach the highest level in Africa. We have players with taste, we have players who can play and can manage,” Arendse concluded. .
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Meanwhile, Bafana will face Nigeria's Super Eagles in the semi-finals on Wednesday at 7pm.
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