Ahead of their second Group C match at the WAFCON against Tanzania, Banyana Banyana goalkeeper Andile Dlamini says the defending champions respect everyone but fear no one.
Banyana opened the tournament with a 2-0 victory over Ghana to go top of the group with three points while Tanzania lost 1-0 to Mali and sit in third place in the pool.
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South Africa could qualify for the knockout stages with a victory over the East African opponents on Friday evening.
Dlamini says she and her teammates haven’t focused on the pressure of having a target on their back but their own capabilities. The Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies shotstopper gave her assessment of the Twiga Stars however maintaining confidence in her own team.
“But right now we focus on the next game, which is Tanzania, they’re not going to be an easy one,” said Dlamini to Safa.net.
“A team that is full of energy and a team that is actually strong. We’ve them play even though they lost. But for us, we saw some positives that they’ve done, and we respect them, but we fear nobody in this tournament.
“As a team we told ourselves that we need to win each and every game and make sure that we qualify for the next stage. And when we get to the next stage, we qualify for the next stage and then we get to the finals, where we have to compete for the trophy. And obviously we want to win the trophy.
“The pressure is there but we have to believe in each other and believe in what we are capable of as South Africans. I think we are capable of anything.
“And what is it that we want at the end of the day, especially from the group matches? Is results and results is three points.”
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