Bafana Bafana Ronwen Williams

Ronwen Williams of South Africa during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Finals football match between Ivory Coast and South Africa at the Al Salaam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt on 24 June 2019. Image: Gavin Barker/BackpagePix

Disappointed Bafana must learn fast

Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams expects his side to rebound from their 2-2 draw against Liberia in the return leg.

Bafana Bafana Ronwen Williams

Ronwen Williams of South Africa during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Finals football match between Ivory Coast and South Africa at the Al Salaam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt on 24 June 2019. Image: Gavin Barker/BackpagePix

Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams expects his side to rebound from their 2-2 draw against Liberia in the return leg.

Williams conceded twice after a brace from Lyle Foster, who plays for Championship side Burnley, had put Bafana two goals in front at Orlando Stadium.

“We were very disappointed,” said Williams.

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Dejected Bafana must regroup

“We were in the driving seat and things were looking good, especially going into half time (Bafana were 2-0 up at the break).

“But we were even more disappointed because the coach noted to us (at half time) that we needed to be serious and to not take the game lightly, that they could come back and would throw everything at us.

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“The coach is experienced and he knew what he was talking about and we are disappointed because we allowed Liberia back into the game.

“We created so many chances so this is a learning curve for us. You have to play for 95 minutes, it is not only about one half, hopefully we will learn our lesson and won’t repeat the same mistakes.”

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Who will advance to Cameroon showpiece?

Bafana need a win against the Lone Stars on Tuesday, 28 March to qualify for the finals to be held in the Ivory Coast in early 2024.

South Africa have their backs against the wall against a highly motivated team who will be backed by a hostile crowd in the 22 000-seat Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium.

Kick-off is at 18:00 (SA time).

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