Head coach Hugo Broos has outlined the game plan that led to Bafana Bafana's 4-0 hammering of Namibia on Sunday evening.
A Themba Zwane brace and a goal each from Percy Tau and Thapelo Maseko wrapped up what would be so far the highest winning margin by a single nation at this year's Afcon edition.
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Bafana enjoyed 51% of overall ball possession to Namibia's 49.
The dominance was also reflected in the amount of efforts at goal, as Broos' men made attempts at scoring, with eight landing on target while the Brave Warriors had just four and only one troubled Ronwen Williams.
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Speaking to media after the match, Broos explained the amount of planning that had gone into his side's preparation for Namibia.
"We knew that we had to win the game today to have a chance to go out of the group stages.
"So, we were a little bit nervous at the beginning of the game, but more and more and certainly after we scored the first goal we were relaxed.
"We played a good game and did a good analysis of the opponents. We showed the players where the weaknesses are and where the strongest points are.
"They (Namibia) are very dangerous with long balls, very dangerous so we trained it and so they were not that dangerous today so we played a very good game."
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Next for Bafana is the last group stage match against bottom-of-the-table Tunisia who need a win to stand any chance of progressing to the knockout stages.
A good win, important for the goal difference and now we have a boost of confidence for the game on Wednesday against a very strong opponent. An opponent with whom we have to win that game also to stay here in Ivory Coast.
"So we will prepare the team and let's hope we are ready."
The match will played on Wednesday, 24 January. Kick-off is at 22:00. (SA time).
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