Nigeria Super Eagles Coach, Jose Peseiro hasexpressed happiness over his team's win over South Africa while describing the Bafana Bafana as the best opponents the Super Eagles have played in the tournament, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The Super Eagles needed a penalty shoot out which ended 4-2 to beat their rivals after it ended 1-1 at regulation time at the Peace Stadium of Bouaké on Wednesday.
Peseiro who spoke after the win stated that it was a good win over an organized team that created problems for the Nigerian team.
“It was a very good victory [over Bafana] over a very good team, the most organised team. Nigeria deserved to win, but they deserved to win too.
"They created more problems for us than the other teams. They manage the ball with quality. They have the players with good quality. It was difficult to beat them." The Portuguese tactician said.
The Super Eagles have qualified for their first final of the AFCON in 11 years after their triumph in 2013. They play hosts, Cote D'Ivoire in the final for a 4th title.
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