South African U23 Men’s National Team assistant coach Karabo Mogudi has called on his side to remain focused and avoid complacency when they face Algeria again on Sunday.

South Africa are set to face their Algerian counterpart in the second international friendly match when they meet at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein.

The South African U23 side secured a 3-1 victory over the same opponents when they met in the first friendly on Thursday.

Mogudi also highlighted the need to rotate the squad, give every player valuable minutes and build a strong unit, while thanking the supporters for their role in driving the team forward.

“It’s going to be tough because of this 3-1 win, and we need to work a lot on the consistency factor, making sure that our boys are not complacent because sometimes complacency can creep in and we don’t want that,” said Mogudi.

“Since we are in a building phase of this squad, it is important that we rotate the squad around a bit, it is crucial that everyone gets minutes, our goalkeepers also need minutes, so everyone must get minutes and this is the only way we can build a solid foundation for the journey ahead.

“Yes about 60 to 70 percent of these players have been with us since the U20 program, while some were in the U17 squad, hence the need to build a proper unit and make them one.

“We saw the support and we are very thankful that they came through, and I know that there will be more fans on Sunday.

“We can never thank the fans enough and we are grateful because the 12th man is very important, hopefully it will be a full house on match day so that we can push our boys.”

South Africa against Algeria kicks off at 3pm.