All I care about is qualification to Tokyo not tactics – Coach of South Africa U-23

The coach of the South African U-23 team  David Notoane has thrown off the tactics obsessed people out of the window in his press conference before the match.

Ghana take on the South African U-23 team on Friday at the Cairo International Stadium for the last automatic ticket to the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo- Japan.

Coach David Notoane says he is not concerned about tactics and has none to face Ghana in this afternoon’s encounter as he anticipates a tough game but all he is concerned about is the team grabbing the last remaining automatic slot.

“We’ve got a big game tomorrow against Ghana, and of course the most important thing is to buy our ticket to go to Tokyo,” said Notoane.

“We are queuing at the moment, ready for check-in, and tomorrow we will see if we are going through into the plane or not.

“It’s been a tough journey and a tough trip [to the third-place play-off], especially in the last game – it was very dramatic and emotionally draining.

“We’ve been able to pick ourselves up, re-focus the players and re-energize ourselves to make sure that tomorrow we come with the right spirit and desire to do what’s necessary to go to Tokyo.

“In terms of tactics – no tactics! What matters is to go through to Tokyo, and I’m sure it’s the same for Ghana, and it’s now more about the mind and heart to want to get to Tokyo, so we look forward to the game.”