Zambia boss Kalusha Bwalia voiced his content with his players’ performance in their 1-0 victory against South Africa in their African Cup of Nations (ACN) Group C final-round match that took place on Monday.

“I’m proud of my players and am delighted with the victory, this is our true level of performance,” Bwalya told reporters in a press conference after the match.

Bwalya also insisted that the players’ insufficient international experience was behind their early departure from the African Cup.

On the other hand, South African head coach Ted Dumitru insisted that his players put on a good match given the fact that they were assembled only 19 days before the African Cup kick-off.

Dumitru asked the South African Football Association (SAFA) not to blast the players and said that they will gain more experience and will be ready to play the 2010 World Cup that will be hosted by South Africa.

Nevertheless, both coaches insisted that they didn’t know their future after the end of the African Cup and said that thing will clear out after returning to their respective countries.

Zambia defeated South Africa thanks to a Chris Katongo header in the 75th minute and came in Group C’s third-place with a tally of three points, while Bafana Bafana tailed the group with no points.