New Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki has played down talk that South Africa were too defensive at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in June in Egypt, and defended the work of his predecessor Stuart Baxter.
In Egypt, the team reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out of the tournament by Nigeria, having eliminated the hosts in the Round of 16.
With the team scoring just three goals and conceding four in five games, Bafana appeared a defensive side, but Ntseki has dismissed that suggestion.
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“When people look at our approach as being too defensive, I have a different view because in football there are moments when you have to manage a game – whether you are leading or under pressure,” Ntseki told Sport24.