Former Bafana Bafana defender Benson Mhlongo has warned South Africa of celebrating prematurely, and should focus on the side's next game.
South Africa were on the rampage against minnows Namibia on Sunday, securing a 4-0 win in the Group E encounter.
The results saw the Hugo Broos-coached in a better position to qualify for the knockout stages.
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South Africa next face Tunisia in the final match of Group E.
"It was not about proving a point but gaining self-confidence, yesterday showed these boys have each others' trust," Mhlongo tells KickOff.
"They showed they win together they lose together. There is no time for celebration, they can only do so after reaching the final. The Namibia match was just another hurdle they needed to overcome, but now they must just focus on their next game. And make sure they tried to be solid at the back and not concede."
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"In the first game against Mali, we played well, it's just that yesterday we took our chances. So if they can continue to bury their chances we will always remain with a chance. At this stage, we do have a sixty percent chance of going all the way in this cup competition.
"We are not that much solid yet. We still give opponents those half chances. After the second goal, Namibia came back and got those half chances. If they managed to convert them it was going to be a problem.
"So what we did differently yesterday is, we took our chances."