Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says it will be big mistake for the team to start thinking about about the Africa Cup of Nations final after beating Morocco.
Bafana eliminated the Atlas Lions in the round of 16 after securing a 2-0 win on Tuesday night, setting up a last eight clash with Cape Verde.
The two sides have only met once in the tournament, which ended in a goalless draw back in 2013 when South Africa hosted the competition.
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Broos says there is no reason to underestimate the Blue Sharks, who described as a well disciplined team.
"First of all, we're very happy to still be in this tournament, you know when you play a game against the favourites [Morocco] for AFCON and you win it, I think we did a great performance and that performance has given a boost of confidence and belief in ourselves, so I think we'll be ready for the game tomorrow," Broos said at the pre-match press conference.
"We don't underestimate the team of Cape Verde. Okay, they are not the same team as Morocco with all the high-quality players who play in big teams in Europe.
"But what I saw from the team, I think we don't have to underestimate them, they have quality. It's a team on the pitch, the players are very disciplined, they know their roles, it's difficult to play against them.
"So that means tomorrow, we need to achieve our best level again, if we want to be in the semi-finals.
"I think it's normal that little by little we start dreaming about the final but it should be a very big mistake to think that after beating Morocco, that everything will be easier.
"Let's start on Saturday to try and beat the team of Cape Verde and then we'll see what will be after that. We're confident but on the other side we know also it will be tough. If you want to compare the game on Saturday and the game on Tuesday, I think there's no difference, it will be as tough as Tuesday that we know already."
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