Pitso Mosimane questions Bafana Bafana players

South Africa had another opportunity to collect three points at the Orlando Amstel Arena, but their finishing let them down when it mattered.

The result also brought an end to Mosimane’s winning start with the national team.

Bafana Bafana had their moments in the match and created several opportunities, but they could not make the most of them. Iqraam Rayners and Tshepang Moremi were among the players who missed good chances in the penalty area.

Kenya were more clinical with the opportunities they created and managed to punish South Africa twice.

Mosimane was not interested in using possession or the number of chances as an excuse for the result. For him, the important thing was what his players did when they got into scoring positions.

PITSO MOSIMANE UNHAPPY WITH MISSED CHANCES

The Bafana coach believes the game was decided by the difference in finishing between the two teams.

He pointed out that Kenya did not need many opportunities to get their goals, while South Africa had several chances that went begging.

“Football tells you that it is not about ball possession, it is not about how many chances you create, it is about the chances you take,” Mosimane said, as per SAFA.net

“Kenya showed that they did not need much to cause an upset. “The few chances they got, they used them. If you want to see how many chances we missed, it was a series.”

The comments will be a concern for the attacking players ahead of the return fixture.

Bafana cannot expect to create the same number of chances in every match, especially when playing away from home.

They will need to be more effective in front of goal if they want to return from Nairobi with a victory.

BENNI MCCARTHY ACCEPTS THE DRAW

Kenya coach Benni McCarthy was satisfied with the outcome, believing both teams had done enough to take something from the match.

The former Bafana striker felt there was no reason to argue that either side was fortunate to get the result.

He also gave credit to the goalkeepers for keeping their teams in the contest.

“In the end, I think it was a deserved draw for both teams. Whoever would have won this game, I do not think that people would have been angry or say one team was lucky.

“Over 90 minutes, both teams had their moments, both goalkeepers performed and kept their teams in the game.”

South Africa remain at the top of Group D, but their advantage is now just one point. The two countries will meet again on Tuesday at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.

Mosimane will be looking for a better performance from his attackers, while the defence will also need to be careful against a Kenya side that has already shown it can score against Bafana.