Creative and influential command center Themba Zwane have confidence bafana bafana can match Morocco Who will they face on Tuesday night? Afcon Round of 16 contest.
Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana playmaker Zwane said Hugo Bruce's side have shown their quality and are likely to have an impact on the game.
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Zwane, an influential player with two goals and two Man of the Match awards at the Afcon, says Bafana need to press on to beat their North African opponents Morocco.
In their last match, Bafana played professionally and gutsily against Tunisia in their final Group E match on Wednesday, which ended in a goalless draw. Confident and influential, Zwane is ready for Morocco.
Influential Zwane confident Bafana can match Morocco
Influential 34-year-old Zwane, nicknamed Mousisi, reflected on his CAF Champions League experience with Sundowns and hopes it will be important against Morocco.
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“In terms of quality, we have proven it. We have the quality to compete with any team,” said an influential and confident Zwane ahead of the game against Morocco.
“We are playing in the Champions League and we know the level is higher here.” [than in the Champions League] But we can really compete and move forward.
“We’re going to push ourselves.”
The much-awaited match between Bafana and Morocco will take place on Tuesday at 10pm (local time) at the Stade Laurent Poku in San Pedro.
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The ambitious and influential Bafana captain said: “We have progressed to the next round, which is what we wanted, but we have not achieved anything or won anything yet.” sowetan.
“We're happy with the progress we've made, but there's still a lot we want to achieve as a team.
“When I’m sitting in the lounge or in my room watching the game to get a feel for what this Afcon is all about.
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“We learned a tough lesson in the first game when we lost to Mali and we had to show a different side from there.”
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