“We were the best team in the first half”- S/Africa’s coach reacts to defeat to Nigeria

Hugo Broos, the coach of Bafana Bafana, stated that it’s difficult to accept the team’s loss against the Nigerian Super Eagles because his side performed well in the semifinal encounter.

Broos stated that South Africa deserved to be in the AFCON 2023 final since they played a far superior game than Nigeria, as reported by CAF Online.

He said this following Bafana Bafana’s 4-2 penalty-filled loss to the Super Eagles in the current CAF Africa Cup of Nations semi-final (AFCON).

Broos noted that despite the team’s excellent performance throughout the competition, they were all unhappy. He expressed his pride in his players.

The Belgian tactician said: “I think we were the best team in the first half, we got the best chances, Nigeria didn’t have any chance. Second half they had few chances which resulted in a goal and we changed something tactically, and we could come back.”

He added: “We created more chances which means if we had scored, we would have been in the final and not Nigeria.”