The Amajita lost 1-2 to the 2009 World Youth Cup host Egypt but qualified ahead of the North Africans on goal difference to finish second in Group B.
Serame Letsoaka’s side fell behind to two first-half goals by Mohammed Talaat but fought back in brilliant fashion in the second half to score through Thulane Ngcepe on 70 minutes and edge out the Egyptians.
It means a meeting in the semi-finals of two teams who have played some of the best football in this tournament. And despite struggling for long spells against Egypt, Serame insists his side will stick to their game plan.
“Playing against Ghana we would not change our style. It’s going to be even more difficult. We would not change the way we are doing things. This is how we play and feel comfortable. It will be quick inter-passing play as usual,” Serame told KickOffGhana.com.
Amajita captain Mphalele Ramahlwe admitted South Africa had been poor against Egypt but says it will all change on Wednesday against Ghana.
“Obviously the semifinal is going to be tough, but we will go to the drawing board and back to training to rectify our mistakes. Egypt was our worst performance, but hopefully can rectify the mistakes and get a good result.”
