Molefi Ntseki, coach of the Bafana Bafana CHAN side, dedicated the team's 2025 tournament qualification primarily to the players who participated, noting that many lack regular club game time or are unattached.
Qualification was sealed with a 2-1 aggregate win over Malawi on Sunday in Tshwane, thanks to goals from Victor Letsoalo and captain Neo Maema.
Ntseki lauded these players especially, alongside acknowledging fans and the Association.
The CHAN tournament, for local players only, will take place in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in three months.
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“I think this is for the country,” said Ntseki as quoted by iDiski Times.
“This is for SAFA, this is for all the players that were part of the 1st leg against Egypt, the 2nd leg against Egypt, the 1st leg against Malawi, and now the 2nd leg that came out to be victorious and qualified the country to go and play in the CHAN tournament.
“So, I think the most important thing was for us to call up all the players that we have today in the camp, even though the first group of players that we sent call-ups could not make it in the first leg against Malawi.
“But I think those who reported for camp did their best and then we managed to play the game until the 87th minute which our game management in terms of our concentration levels dropped a bit and then we conceded from a set play.
“But today, I think we are very resolute in terms of our tactical plan the application of each individual player who was on the pitch. So, we really say thanks to the players and the whole technical team, and SAFA as a whole.”
