Rohr Names Only Three South Africa Players Who Impressed Him In 1-1 Draw Vs Nigeria

Three Bafana Bafana players were singled out for special praise by Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr in the wake of his side's 1-1 draw with South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday, November 17.

There are no prizes for guessing correctly that Brighton & Hove loanee Percy Tau made Rohr's list and the other two players that caught his eye are Bidvest Wits FC center back Thulani Hlatshwayo and goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune of Kaizer Chiefs.

''I told you already that you have a wonderful payer, who was man of the match (Tau). You have a very good goalkeeper (Khune) also,'' Rohr said at the post-match conference.

''You have the captain (Hlatshwayo), also a very, very good player.''

Despite the 1-1 draw with the Super Eagles, South Africa's destiny is in their own hands and will qualify for next year's tournament in Cameroon if they avoid defeat to Libya in March 2019.

''Overall, you have a team who can also go to the AFCON normally, but this last match will not be easy.

''Fortunately, it's not in Libya you will play, I think, also in Tunisia.

''We were there, it’s not easy. I can give some advice to your coach, if he wants – give him my number and I wish you all the best for this difficult match,'' Rohr concluded.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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