Cape Verde Coach Happy With Goalless Draw

Cape Verde coach Lúcio Antunes has shared his thoughts and impressions on the encouraging goalless draw with hosts South Africa in the opening match of the African Cup of Nations.

''I’m happy with our performance tonight. Today, after this match I think we can lift our heads up. We have done something we can be proud of. Obviously I’m happy with the fact that we did not concede a goal; that will make us more confident,'' Lúcio Antunes told afcon2013online.com.

The captain of the Blue Sharks, Fernando Neves is delighted with the result but has urged the team to concentrate on their next match in the championship against Morocco.

''Tonight we played well against a good side. We got a draw which is good for us. But we now need to focus on the next game,'' he said.

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