South African coach Stuart Baxter hailed his players’ performance after they eli...
CAPE TOWN - South African coach Stuart Baxter hailed his players’ performance after they eliminated hosts Egypt from the Africa Cup of Nations in the last 16 to shake up the tournament, calling it a tactical masterclass.
“I think they had to play in a very brave way, to press high against such a good team as is Egypt, but for me that was the only way we could win the game because if you allow them to build possession and get the ball in to their best players, then we would have massive problems.” Saturday’s game emphasised the vagaries of the tournament as Egypt, who had breezed through the group phase, looked flat and uninspired with talisman Mohamed Salah notably out of touch, while South Africa looked suddenly inspired after losing two of their three group games and only just squeezing through to the group phase.
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