Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis says they have to be on top of their game when they face Senegal in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Saturday.

South Africa are set to take on Senegal in the last eight when the two sides meet at the Honneur Stadium in Oujda, Morocco.

Banyana will go into this fixture after finishing at the top of Group C with seven points after winning two games and drawing one.

Dr Ellis says her side have to prepare for a different kind of challenge when they take on Senegal for a place in the semi-finals.

“We have a couple of days to have a good look at them, but they’ve shown in a very difficult group that they can fight it out with the best and we have to be at our absolute best to get a result because again it’s not going to be easy,” said Dr Ellis.

“I don’t think any game has been easy at this WAFCON, it shows that teams on the continent are improving – every FIFA International window there are countries playing.

“This WAFCON is not just a one-sided tournament where you can predict an outcome.

“The games are so tight and it’s one moment of magic or one moment of madness or even a mistake by someone and then that’s it.

This shows how tight the games are, so we have to be on top of our game against Senegal.

“They showed against Zambia and Morocco where they had very tight games but tonight was a statement and showed what we can do, and we’ve got to do even better,” she concluded.