Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos insists that fatigue played a huge role in their 1-1 draw against Angola in their international friendly match at the Mbombela Stadium on Sunday.

South Africa conceded an early goal in the 20th minute through Ambrosini Salvador but Zakhele Lepasa levelled matters from the penalty spot.

Bafana have now extended their unbeaten run to four matches and Broos feels that he can see an improvement in his side and believes they are ready for their upcoming Africa cup of Nations qualifiers in March next year.

[It’s the] same discussion we have had before. People are angry when we say the level of the PSL has to go up,” Broos is quoted on FARPost as saying.

“Those players are not used to playing at that level, with that quality. [They can’t play] two games in three days.

“The tempo of this game [against Angola] was much higher than the tempo of the PSL.

“You saw their defence. You saw that. Football has to be like that. There’s fatigue because you play higher than you can.

“I can’t change that. I have the players five times a year. [We need to] increase the level also physically, and then they will be used to it [the intensity of international football].”

Broos added: “We play good football. We create chances, and we can put the opponent under pressure. That was not the case in our games before.

“We played against Sierra Leone as we played against Mozambique. We progress in the way we play. [It’s] something we need to take to March. I think we’re ready for March.”

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