Amajita coach Thabo Senong says he is satisfied with his side’s preparations for their 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup in South Korea in May.

The South African U20 National Team has concluded their tour of Europe with a 2-1 loss to the PEC Zwolle U21 side, which took place on Tuesday in Zwolle, Netherlands.

Amajita won their first practice match against Ajax Amsterdam (2-0) before suffering two defeats against VFL Bochum (1-0) and PEC Zwolle (2-1) respectively.

Senong says he was pleased with his side’s overall performance during their time in the Netherlands, but he admits that Zwolle proved to be their toughest opponents.

‘PEC Zwolle gave us the best competition in the three matches we played here in the Netherlands,’ Senong told Safa.net.

‘We were able to motivate and encourage the players and they managed to dig deep from their reserves, but unfortunately, we could not add any more goals to the one we scored.

‘We are satisfied with what transpired, as we achieved a lot during our short stay here, but this has been a great training camp for us all round.’

The Amajita coach says that the U20 side will begin their next phase of their preparations for the upcoming World Cup in South Korea, while revealing that he will announce his squad before the tournament starts.

‘Our work here is done, and we saw many things that we need to work on ahead of the World Cup, and at the same time we picked up some exciting and encouraging things from our players, so it was a worthwhile exercise,’ he added.

‘We are heading back home to continue with the next phase of preparations, which will lead us directly to the tournament and it is going to be intense.

‘But before then, we will announce the squad that will represent us in South Korea – and these matches have helped the technical team a great deal when it comes to making the final selection.’