“We are difficult to beat now and I told them we need that going to Libya. And they replicated that (in Tunisia) against Libya.'
Baxter has steadfastly refused to set targets at the continental showpiece but revealed that the potentially explosive clash against Cote d-Ivoire on June 24 would be crucial for his charges if they are to make an early statement in the event.
“The first one will be important‚” he said of the game that will be followed by Namibia on June 28 and Morocco on July 1. Bafana will play all their Group D matches at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo and will only move to the other venue if they fail to finish on top of their group. Three points may well be enough to take Bafana to the last 16 as four best third-placed finishers will join the 12 teams that will finish first and second in the six groups in the 24-team tournament.
Baxter said if his charges are able to replicate the polished displays they delivered in the two qualifying matches against Nigeria ‚ then they stand a great chance of upsetting a lot of teams in Egypt.
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