Hugo Broos: Bafana Coach Discloses How He Outsmarted Morocco’s Manager to Reach AFCON Quarter Finals

• Hugo Broos has reacted to South Africa's win over Morocco in the AFCON 2023 round of 16
• Bafana Bafana defeated the Atlas Lions at the Laurent Pokou Stadium on Tuesday evening
• The Belgian manager explained how his team got their win over the World Cup semi-finalists

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has explained how South Africa got the victory over the Atlas Lions of Morocco in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16.

South Africa defeated the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists 2-0 at the Laurent Pokou Stadium to book a spot in the competition's quarter-finals.

Goals from Evidence Magkopa and Teboho Mokoena gave Bafana Bafana the deserved win over the Atlas Lions.

During an interview after the match, Broos disclosed how he outsmarted Walid Regragui to seal the quarter-final ticket for Bafana Bafana, according to a report by FARPost:

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"We did an excellent analysis of Morocco. It is not the first time we played against them, and we know that their team do not change so much," he said.

"They have good players, so we knew how we should play. Again, I think this was the right tactic. That team is really good."

The former Cameroon national team coach also spoke on how the narrative would have changed if Morocco had scored most of the chances they created in the game.

"The coach who wins the game always has the best tactic; it is always like that," the Belgian coach added.

"If Morocco had scored with the chances they had, then lost the game, then you ask me, 'Coach, why are you playing like that?'."

Bafana Bafana will face the Blues Sharks of Cape Verde in the quarter-finals, and the winner in the tie will face either Nigeria or Angola in the semi-final.

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Bafana Bafana's route to AFCON 2023 final

Sports Brief previously highlighted South Africa's route to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final in Ivory Coast.

Bafana Bafana faced Morocco in the second round and could still face Nigeria and Angola in the last four.