The retired former Bafana, Orlando Pirates and Bolton Wanderers hard man backs Bongani Khumalo and company – unconvincing in their two friendly matches against Norway and Algeria – to progress beyond the group stages of the continental competition.
Fish believes Bafana have been under too much pressure in recent times from the local media and an increasingly expectant nation that is painfully enduring the team's downward spiral on the Fifa world rankings.
“Very few people gave us a chance to win the same Cup in 1996 and look at what we achieved in the end,” Fish, who has 62 Bafana caps, tells KickOff.com.
“The important thing for the current Bafana squad is to focus on winning their first match against Cape Verde.
“If they manage to do this, then their confidence will surge and the momentum will carry them through beyond the group stages,” Fish explains.
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South Africa will also play against Angola and Morocco in their other Group A matches.
“We are in a tough group but I believe the team has the ability to progress further in the tournament. In the match against Algeria we passed the ball very well and this is the strength that we have as a team.”
Fish advises Igesund to deploy two strikers in all the matches.
“The 4-4-2 formation is favoured by a number of coaches but it also depends on what the coach wants to achieve in a particular match. Using two strikers will give a team more opportunities to score when they are attacking,” he says.
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Gaxa……Khumalo……..Sagweni………Masilela
Phala………..KG………..Yeye………………Shabba
Parker……….Majoro
4-4-2
Today we have Players who are shy and apologetic to the opponent
Those who are fearless and militant are regarded as arrogant
Mbalula said it \"a re batle di sisi mo\"
……..………………..Khune……………………..
Gaxa……Khumalo……..Sagweni………Masilela
Phala………..KG………..Yeye………………Shabba
Parker……….Majoro
4-4-2
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This is a winning line-up khosi, while players like Ouma manyaynyisa and Senzo(gay) will keep on carrying soccer boots for Khune and yeye untill the last match of Bafana on the 10th of Feb.
K4L : let's hear
Baf Baf 0 0 Morocco
Baf Baf 0 2 Angola
the end
"My wish is for Africa to excel and to give all the youths on the continent the opportunity they deserve in the areas of education, sports, music and so on.
"The message in the song really encourages Africans to believe in themselves, to work together, to go higher and see no limit.\"
McCarthy's manager, Percy Adams, said yesterday: "He also recorded another single called Amabhakabhaka, a tribute to Orlando Pirates supporters for welcoming and supporting him throughout his career at the team.\"
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our strikers ke bo M'rapper, so who is going to score for the nation lol !!!!
Ngcongca……Khumalo……..Sagweni………Masilela
Serero………..Furman………..Yeye………………Shabba
Parker……….Mphela
That's how you win the group- Straight 9 pts in the group stages.
Atleast u giving Bafana a point...bt u sure we gna draw against the strongest team in the group nd lose to the other two weaker teams???
That's the formation right there it is the best if only GI can use it!!
So in essence does any normal thinking person who does not live in a vacuum and is in touch with what is happening out there instead of depending on KickOff for news really think Gordon knows what he is doing? Hai
Matlaba will start ahead of masilela...
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Yeah he is also a good player nd can deliver, especially if we are looking to be more attacking
Ngcongca……Khumalo……..Sagweni………Masilela
Serero………..Furman………..Yeye………………Shabba
Parker……….Mphela
That's how you win the group- Straight 9 pts in the group stages.
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SECONDED COMRADE Glory Chaser, but i am still not so sure about Ngcongca and Gaxa
Not even SAFA hopes the team will the tournamennt hence they targeting the semis
Let us be realistic this team does not have the quality to win any tournament even the COSAFA Cup
IFthis team reach the Final it will only mean one thing:That the standard of Afrikan football is drastically low
I feel sorry for those who have high hopes for
Bafana Bafana
Not even SAFA hopes the team will the
tournamennt hence they targeting the semis
Let us be realistic this team does not have the
quality to win any tournament even the
COSAFA Cup
IFthis team reach the Final it will only mean one
thing:That the standard of Afrikan football is
drastically low
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Football is never 100% predictable datz why we all love it, in 2004 no one gave the hosts of the Euros a chance, bt guess what...Greece suprised the masses nd won the EUROs nd dat ddnt mean the standard of European football was low