SOUTH African under 23 team Head Coach, Owen da Gama says Wednesday’s CAF U-23 semifinal against Algeria will be tough, but feels they are the better team to play than Nigeria who face Senegal in the other semi.
“It is going to be a tough one there is no doubt about it, these are the best four nations on the continent at this stage. We were expecting any one between Algeria, Nigeria and Egypt but we got Algeria as they topped their group,” Da Gama told Safa Media.“It is probably a blessing in disguise that we are playing them because Nigeria is also a quality team as well as Egypt, who have unfortunately been knocked out.
“We have to deal with another North African tactical approach, very technical, solid in defence and very organised with very quick fullbacks and wingers. We will once more have almost the same type of approach.
“We will get good feedback from our technical team that went to watch the Algeria vs Nigeria clash, sit down, analyze them and find an approach to deal with them. Once again, it is always going to be 70 percent of what we do and the other 30 percent of what they are about – otherwise you lose focus on your strengths if you focus too much on the opposition.
The top three sides will qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
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