Da Gama happy with quality in Bafana squad

South Africa are set to face the Sable Antelopes at the Buffalo Stadium on Tuesday after overpowering a determined Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, with goals from Andile Jali, Percy Tau and Kermit Erasmus.

“It was very difficult to choose a team in the first place. You want to give players a chance to play but also you want to get the right combinations, and we wanted to play the type of soccer that suits South African players,” Da Gama told the Safa website.

“But we were happy with the combinations we saw in this match. It just shows the rich talent we have in this country. There’s obviously still a lot of hard work to do ahead.

“And we will make more changes in the second match, the two youngsters will play – Phakamani Mahlambi and Luther Singh – because we have to be brave enough to give them a chance,” he added.

“It’s the only way we can move forward. So we were very happy with the exercise against Guinea-Bissau. We created a lot of chances and we could have put some away but we did not.

“You saw what Percy Tau did, he was a marvel to watch. Another player is Kamohelo Mokotjo – one of the players in the squad said he would pay to watch him play.

“Now for a player to say that means there is a lot of quality in this team. I was very happy with the performance and how the players applied themselves.”