South Africa's Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has expressed confidence in her team's ability to overcome Nigeria's Super Falcons in the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations semifinals, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The defending champions have a complex history with Nigeria, despite losing more matches overall.
However, Ellis highlighted their 1-0 win over Nigeria in their last WAFCON meeting three years ago as evidence that her team knows how to beat their opponents.
“We know what this match means. We know what it takes to beat Nigeria,” Ellis was quoted by CAFonline.
South Africa edged past Senegal 4-1 on penalties to reach the semifinals, while Nigeria thrashed Zambia 5-0.
The highly anticipated semifinal clash takes place on Tuesday.
By Olujimi Dare Ogun