Bafana must be hungry, says Tyson
The Bafana technical team will in all likelihood analyse some of Burkina Faso’s videos to see where their strengths and weaknesses are
IF BAFANA Bafana are to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, then Thulani "Tyson" Hlatshwayo suggests they "bring back the hunger" that inspired them to a successful 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.Bafana Bafana were unbeaten on their way to qualifying for the Afcon that was held in Equatorial Guinea and they desperately need to rediscover that form to qualify for the World Cup ahead of Senegal, Cape Verde and Burkina Faso in a tough Group D.Their campaign starts with a difficult clash against the Burkinabe on Saturday in Ouagadougou, where Bafana have failed to win in their past two attempts in World Cup qualifiers."Obviously, we are not happy for not qualifying for the Afcon in Gabon next year. Now, we have to bring back the hunger that we had when we qualified for Equatorial Guinea. It’s important that we start on a positive note," said Wits captain, Hlatshwayo."We have been playing well away from home and we need to get a result, especially in the first game....
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