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South Africa take on Japan

  1. Posted on Friday 13 November 2009 - 14:03
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    Johannesburg – Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira the South Africa national team coach says he is confident of a good showing when his team takes on Japan in an international friendly on Saturday.
    Bafana Bafana take on the on the Asians at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
    Addressing a media conference Parreira said there is renewed confidence in the team.
    “We need to face this game with renewed confidence, we have to give our best and hope for a good start with a victory.”
    He said overcoming Japan would go a long way in boosting confidence in the team that has lost eight of its last nine games that led to the sacking of former coach Joel Santana.
    “I just hope the players do not struggle to adapt to my ways of doing things – but our strength has always been technique, we cannot play physically because we don’t understand that style
    “The first hurdle for us is to bring back the confidence and self belief; and to do that we need to start winning matches,” said Parreira
    Also at the press conference was Bafana Bafana captain, Aaron Mokoena who said the return of Parreira marked the beginning of better times for the country.
    “There is new a spirit in the camp and that spirit is high, we are ready to put our bodies on the line – it’s not going to be easy playing against Japan who have qualified for the 2010 Fifa World Cup and have been doing well in their recent matches. But what happened in the past is behind us, we have to focus on the future and be ready for the World Cup,” said Mokoena.
    Parreira, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 1994, rejoined Bafana last month after his Brazilian countryman Joel Santana quit after a string of poor results.
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