South Africa coach, Hugo Broos, has revealed his dialog with Tremendous Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, after Nigeria’s 2-1 defeat to Ivory Coast within the ultimate of the not too long ago concluded Africa Cup of Nations, PUNCH Sports activities Additional reviews.
Based on the Bafana Bafana coach, Peseiro admitted that Broos’ boys posed a higher problem to the Eagles than eventual winners Ivory Coast.
Bafana Bafana impressed and shocked on the AFCON the place they took house bronze medals, after beating DR Congo in a penalty shootout on Saturday night time.
Tagged the giants’ slayers after eliminating Morocco and Tunisia, the South Africans noticed their AFCON aspirations ended by the Eagles in a extremely entertaining encounter.
Nigeria misplaced the ultimate to the host nation to choose up their silver medals.
“Definitely, towards Nigeria, they (Bafana Bafana) didn’t know what to do. They had been shocked and I noticed the coach (Peseiro) on Sunday after the ultimate and he got here to me and stated, ‘You probably did it very properly towards us, you had been extra a menace than Ivory Coast, it was for us a shock the way in which you performed,” Broos informed Marawa Sports activities Worldwide.
“So, that is what I would like with them and when you are able to do that as a result of this can be a staff with nice potential and let’s hope that we are able to succeed each time enjoying like this,” he added.
With Bafana assembly Nigeria within the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Belgian has backed his males to go all the way in which to North America.
“Sure, and perhaps undecided as but, however I consider now we have a really large likelihood to be on the World Cup in 2026, we are able to make it,” Broos stated.
Whereas Nigeria are third of their Group C after drawing their opening two video games towards Lesotho and Zimbabwe, Bafana Bafana are presently second with three factors after recording a win over Benin Republic and shedding to Rwanda.
