Head coach Hugo Broos hailed his Bafana Bafana side's confidence-boosting 4-0 win over minnows Sierra Leone at the FNB Stadium on Saturday.
Midfielder Themba Zwane scored a brace on his return to the men's senior national team with debutant Mihlali Mayambela and Aubrey Modiba sealing a dominant victory.
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Speaking after the final whistle, Broos was delighted at his side's performance after recent criticism.
"I'm a happy coach today," Broos said post-match.
"Not only because we won 4-0 but also after our three last games, the negativity surrounding Bafana Bafana was so big that we needed that today.
"It's not only the performance on the pitch but also the chances we created and we got back a lot of confidence today.
"This was very important as this was the goal before these two friendly internationals, and I hope that we do the same in the next encounter this Tuesday.
"It's not enough, although we're happy today we would like to again be happy on Tuesday after the game against Botswana.
"I expect again the same performance on Tuesday, with the same mentality."
Bafana next host Botswana at the FNB Stadium again on Tuesday.
Kick-off is at 18:00.
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