While Bafana failed to reach the semi-final stage of the Cosafa Cup tournament after their loss to Mozambique, Banyana are in the semi-final of the AWCON tournament currently underway in Morroco and qualifying for the 2023 FIFA World Cup in the process.
"We were on the phone with each other till 3 o'clock in the morning," Tsichlas tells snl24.com/kickoff.
"Don't forget the injuries, Covid in the Banyana team, the win shows the depth of this team. Any player can come in and produce the same quality.
"The whole Banyana team includes quality players and also the heart and determination. You should see the spirit.
"Once again Banyana makes us proud as a nation, and it is definitely the best team in Africa.
"Don't forget that the players most of them come from development, and today they are top class players in the world.
"I'm sure the Bafana players are also looking and also feeling that they have to give something more for their country.
"Don't forget Bafana they are professional players and Banyana is a group of development players, that is the difference.
"We must inspire them, Bafana, I'd encourage the Bafana players to also try to be better and better and bring the glory as Banyana does.
"I know they can do it Bafana, they must just bond together, like the old times.
"Bafana players, we must encourage them, we must push them, we must give them the confidence they need.
"We must not lose hope in Bafana, they are our children we must encourage them all the time."