The South African Under-20 men’s national team coach, Raymond Mdaka, has showered his players with praise after their demolition of Sierra Leone in an Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) group match at the Suez Canal Stadium in Egypt on Tuesday night.
Amajita, as the SA Under-20 men’s national team is known, beat Sierra Leone 4-1 through goals from Jody Ahshene, Neo Rapoo and a brace from Thabang Mahlangu. The win lifted the South Africans to second place behind Group A leaders Sierra Leone, who retain the lead despite the defeat.
Third group match
It was Amajita’s third group match, having recorded a win and a loss in the first two games. Sierra Leone were playing their fourth and final group game. To qualify for the knockout stage, Amajita now need a point in their final group game against Zambia.
Mdaka had predicted a tough match ahead of this meeting. And he was pleased by the dominance displayed by his players against the group leaders.
“In our game against Sierra Leone, we knew that it was going to be difficult. Because it looked like they had already qualified (for the next round of the tournament).
“But credit to our boys (because) they played with character. We were tactically disciplined, we created a number of chances. And we were able to finish those chances. We will see where things go in the next game.”
Amajita will now face Cosafa neighbours Zambia in their next group game on Friday, May 9.
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