South Africa head coach Molefi Ntseki says he knew Bafana Bafana were bound to defeat Sao Tome and Principe despite a poor first-half showing by his charges on Friday night.
Bafana had to dig deep for their 2-0 victory over the Falcons and True Parrots Team in the 2020 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier in Durban.
Ntseki's side struggled to create clear-cut chances and they were indecisive in front of goal at times in the first-half, but an improved second-half performance saw Percy Tau and Bongani Zungu grab two goals.
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The Botshabelo-born tactician lauded Sao Tome, who are ranked 182nd in the world following the match which was played at Moses Mabhida Stadium.