Esteemed South African football legend Mark Williams has questioned Bafana Bafana's attacking options ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast which starts on Saturday.
Bafana jetted off to the tournament on Thursday, a day after playing to a disappointing goalless draw against Lesotho in a training match in Atteridgeville.
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Six players have been selected in the attacking third, but in that bracket it's only Zakhele Lepasa, Evidence Makgopa and Percy Tau that are out-and-out strikers.
"For me, it's that we've always been lacking scoring goals and I think that's a big part in tournaments," Williams said, as published by SABC Sport.
Williams is famously referred to as the "nation-builder" following his two-goal heroics which secured Bafana their only AFCON title to date, in the 1996 final against Tunisia on home soil.
Having a reliable source of goals is of vital importance, particularly when coming up against the best at the continental showpiece, and Williams is hinting Bafana lacks in this department.
"When you play you need to have a guy that's gonna score goals on a regular basis and if we can get that department right then I think Bafana will be a threat to every team they play against," Williams stated.
Bafana will square off against Mali, Tunisia and Namibia in Group E. It is the in-availability of Burnley striker Lyle Foster that has been a massive blow to South Africa's chances. Though, Bafana still have a high-profile quality option in Percy Tau to make the difference in the final third.
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