Helman Mkhalele bemoans his side’s lack of confidence in the final third as they prepare to take on Eswatini in their next COSAFA Cup encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday.

Bafana Bafana will come into this fixture off the back of two straight draws in the tournament as they prepare to take on Eswatini tomorrow afternoon.

South Africa currently sit in second place in the Group A standings with two points after their first two matches.

The South African national team are scheduled to face Eswatini tomorrow, with kick-off set for 3pm.

“We were not in command of the ball, especially in the final third,” Mkhalele told SAFA.

“We looked like we didn’t have the confidence. But again, we were not giving the early support or were unable to read the game to support Thabang Sibanyoni, who was dominating the aerial balls.

“We lacked that confidence. Yes, we did get those half chances, but we were not taking them or we were not approaching them with aggression.

“We were just more comfortable in dominating the possession in our own half. But we lacked the speed and the penetration to the middle.”

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