Goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune said Bafana Bafana failed to kill off Mali when they were dominant in Saturday night’s Nations Cup quarterfinal in Durban.
“We had a very good first half, and we should have maintained it,” said a rueful Khune after the hosts were evicted from the championship in a penalty shootout.
“We were taking the game to our opponents, and we should have kept it there. But after we scored our goal, we relaxed a bit and gave Mali a chance to come at us.”
Mali beat South Africa 3-1 on penalties Saturday after an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final finished 1-1 following extra time.
Tokelo Rantie put the host country ahead on 31 minutes with a tap-in and veteran Mali captain Seydou Keita equalised after 58 minutes via a close-range header. – Sapa.
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