Cameroon ends Bafana AFCON dream

South Africa was knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Cameroon in the round of 16 on Sunday. 

While both teams scrambled in the early stages of the match, South Africa's failure to capitalise on early opportunities proved to be costly in the end, said Faver.

RELATED: South Africa coach Broos shifts focus to World Cup after AFCON exit

“It was extremely frustrating at times. It wasn’t a match that I felt that we should have lost. Fundamentally, we got it wrong in certain areas and aspects with regard to our approach."

He added: “Those first three chances, if we are clinical and we put that away, we are three-nil up within the first 10 minutes, match sealed. Unfortunately, old habits came back to haunt us.”

Faver called for a review of the team’s approach, questioning the selection of players and the strategy employed by coach Hugo Broos.

Looking ahead to the FIFA World Cup, he says the team needs to go back to basics, starting from the technical team to the players, and make sure they are all on the same page.

“Football is about goals, and goals win you games. You put the ball in the net, you have your foot on your opponent's neck, and you have to be ruthless. It’s tournament football; there is no time to be nice, to get second chances.”

To listen to Faver in conversation with 702 and CapeTalk’s Africa Melane, use the audio player below: