WW/Cup Qualifier: South Africa Coach Describes How Super Eagles Look Like Under Finidi

WW/Cup Qualifier: South Africa Coach Describes How Super Eagles Look Like Under Finidi

Sampson Adedeji 

The head coach of the Bafana Bafana of South Africa Hugo Broos has described how the Super Eagles look like under newly appointed coach Finidi George, George, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Finidi was appointed as the Super Eagles coach following the departure of Jose Peseiro after the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

Ahead of the qualifier against Nigeria, Broos said, he watched Eagles' two friendlies against Ghana and Mali and he saw a different team that was ready to attackcomparede to the Eagles under Peseiro.

" We will try to shock them again. It’s a little bit different than the team of AFCON,” Broos told SABC.

With Finidi George they have a coach who thinks more offensively. Peseiro was a little bit more defensive and I saw that certainly in the game against us, he was always telling the team to go back.

“Also in the final they didn’t really play offensively, they just tried to be good defensively and then hoping on a counterattack or a situation in front of the goal where they could score.

“I saw two games against Mali and Ghana, it’s different. They take a little bit more initiative. It’s not the team anymore who went back and waited.

" They also try to make pressure early in the game and close to the goal of the opponent, so we have to look for something now that we can shock them again like we did for the game in Ivory Coast.”

Bafana Bafana will be up against the Super Eagles at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo next Friday.