Bafana Bafana midfielder Rowan Human has made their ambitions clear of going "all the way" in the COSAFA Cup tournament, with the last group game against Eswatini looming.
Bafana came from behind to keep their hopes of qualifying for the COSAFA Cup semi-finals to beat Botswana 2-1 on Saturday courtesy of a penalty by Iqraam Rayners and a winning goal from Mokete Mogaila.
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Morena Ramoreboli's charges had opened their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Namibia, where Human scored the equaliser.
The Maritzburg United midfielder, who was the captain of the national U20 team, says his transition to the senior national team has been made easier by his experience of playing against African opposition in the junior national team ranks.
"I don't feel like it's much of a challenge because even in junior national teams you play against African countries. You play against African players," Human said on SABC News.
"There's a level of African football and international football, so I think being used to it in the junior ranks coming to the senior team, there's a difference but because you're used to international level, it's not much of a challenge," he said.
Bafana currently top Group A by a point, with four points and need to win their last game against Eswatini on Tuesday to guarantee a spot in the semi-finals.
The 22-yead old continued and said that they will approach the Eswatini encounter as a cup final because they want to go all the way in the tournament that they had last won in 2021 under Ramoreboli.
"We go into the game and face the game like a cup final because we know how important it is to win because everyone that plays against South Africa brings their A game," he said.
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"So I feel like the guys are also prepared for it and we'll do our best to win and go all the way," he added.
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