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South Africa star Terrence Mashego has warned that the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, semifinal clash between Bafana Bafana and Nigeria will be a difficult one.<\/p>\n

South Africa beat Cape Verde 2-1 on penalties to book a place in the semi-finals, and Nigeria overcame Angola.<\/p>\n

Mashego is one of the 11 Mamelodi Sundowns players in the Bafana Bafana squad.<\/p>\n

Asked about the semifinal clash against Nigeria, the player acknowledged that the three-time African champions are not the easiest opponents.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a difficult game. You know, Nigeria, they have a good squad, but also on our side, we have a good squad, so it\u2019s going to be a very good game,\u201d he told reporters in the mixed zone.<\/p>\n

On Victor Osimhen, he said: \u201cWe also have a good defence; now we\u2019ve gone three games without conceding, so we have a very good defence; we are ready for any battle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to pressurise ourselves; we just have to take one game at a time, and maybe we might find ourselves in the final.\u201d<\/p>\n

AFCON 2023: \u2018It\u2019s going to be difficult\u2019\u2014South Africa\u2019s Mashego on facing Nigeria, Osimhen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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