Bafana happy and proud, says Ronwen Williams
Ronwen Williams was at a loss for words at first. He struggled to explain Bafana Bafana’s shock win over Egypt in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Saturday.
Bafana stunned the hosts and one of the tournament favourites with a 1-0 win in front of a packed Cairo International Stadium. Thembinkosi Lorch’s goal was the difference. Bafana finally came to life after a poor start in the group stage while Egypt had a smooth ride to the knockout stage. That ride was ended by Bafana that led to the firing of coach Javier Aguirre and resignation of the president of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), Hany Abo Rida. Once Williams found his words, he was able to describe how Bafana felt after their impressive winning performance.
“It’s an amazing feeling,” Williams said. “We believed this was coming. We knew that we had it in us. We know that we didn’t play well in our previous games, we were ready and were mentally prepared. We’re a good team and we need to believe in ourselves more. That was a perfect performance for us. It wasn’t easy, with all the supporters against us and their star players. We played as a team. We are happy and proud, it was a big effort from the boys. But we stay humble and we move on to the next one.”
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