- The Belgian said Tunisia did not threaten his charges.
- "We did a good analysis of Tunisia. We played compact," Hugo Broos said.
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South Africa coach Hugo Broos said Bafana Bafana analysed Tunisia's game before their meeting on Wednesday's crunch Africa Cup of Nations clash at Korhogo’s Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium.
He said collectively, the team was compact and gave their opponents less space to attack and exploit their weaknesses.
Bafana Bafana drew 0-0 to qualify for the round of 16 where they will face Morocco on January 30. The result condemned the North Africans to the group stage elimination.
South Africa took a defensive approach, especially in the first half but the team improved in the second half and attacked more.
"We did a good analysis of Tunisia. We played compact. We took into account that we had one day less rest than our opponent,” Broos said.
The Belgian said Tunisia did not threaten his charges and as a coach, he was happy to guide the team to the next round after navigating through a tricky pool.
“We were good in the block, and they didn’t threaten us that much and I think after such a performance, South Africa deserves to be in the next round," Broos observed.
The tactician added that they have achieved their initial target but hope to guide the team deeper into the competition.
"Our first goal was to pass the group stage and we did it in three different ways. The game against Mali, Namibia and Tunisia was different but it got us the result,” Broos explained.
He said the players followed the technical bench's instructions and also hailed the support from the fans who he said pushed the team to their limits, and offered extra motivation.
“A coach is satisfied when a team does what he wants and even more happy when seeing the bench supporting their teammates on the field. As a family and a team, this is what we want."