AFCON winner Linda Buthelezi has dished out free advice to Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos on what needs to be done to win the tournament.
Buthelezi says Broos' assistant Helman Mkhalele should be more vocal in the preparations as he was there in 1996 and understands the South African players' mentality.
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Though Broos won the AFCON in 2017, Buthelezi says South Africans' mentality might be different from that of the Cameroonians.
"First of all, in our squad selection consistency is very important," Buthelezi tells KickOff.
"Yes, the coach can replace there and there due to form and injuries, but there must be that particular twenty or so players that must be the backbone of the team.
"But unfortunately for the coach, because some of his players are not regulars at their clubs.
"But to advise him, I think he should select more Sundowns players.
"Sundowns players have the experience of playing outside South Africa.
"The 1996 AFCON was won by players who knew how it is outside South Africa.
"Sundowns players can resist whatever will happen in Ivory Coast.
"He already has a core that can win the Africa Cup Of Nations Broos, which is possible. I believe he can win it.
"If I look carefully, most of the teams in Africa have dropped their standard.
"At the moment we are the only team that is better, the standard of our continent has dropped.