Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has said that as much as the three points against Nigeria in their opening WAFCON game was important, getting three points against Burundi will be even bigger.
The South Africans got off to the ideal start with their 2-1 win over the defending champions on Monday, and a victory in their next game, could almost guarantee their spot in the last eight.
Ellis said they have done their homework on the team, and have been watching an unpredictable Burundi’s previous matches.
“Look, we are always looking for improved performances, to be better, to get better, and to make sure, number one we don’t concede,” Ellis sad at the pre-match press conference.
“Because we know that we are a team that will create opportunities. We’re a team that will create many opportunities, and if we keep a clean sheet, we definitely will create a few opportunities.
“We also need to make sure that we stay concentrated. We’ve watched Burundi over a number of matches now, against Tanzania against Uganda, and now Botswana as well and they can pose a threat.
“And as we said, we don’t want to underestimate any team. Every game is a new game. From what we’ve seen, they play differently in most of their games, so we have to be prepared if they change again, and make sure that we get the three points.
“I think talking about the first game was massive to get the three points. I think this is even bigger because it will almost give us a foot into the quarter-finals.”
