After their 1-0 defeat to Cote d’Ivoire in the 2019 African Cup of Nations Group D encounter, Bafana Bafana midfielder Dean Furman told the media that their strategy was to play with more freedom.
The SuperSport United midfielder put in a workmanlike performance, but he was left to lament Bafana's final touch in the opposite half as Jonathan Kodjia's solitary strike was enough to give Ivory Coast the three points.
“The strategy was to be brave and play around the game, and we’ve got some very, very quick players and we know we were not going to necessarily match Ivory Coast physically,” Furman said to the media.