Ethiopian coach Sewnet Bishaw is in seventh heaven. And who can blame him?
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His team with Cape Verde the obvious surprise at the last ANC, have continued to build upon their coming out and now sit on top of Group A with ten hard fought points.
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After the Wayla Antelopes beat Botswana on Saturday away in Lobatse the coach was all grins praising his wards who jumped all over the Zebras with two first half goals by Getaneh Kebede and Salahdin Said .
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"It was not an easy game for us because Botswana have a good team but I'm proud of my boys. They have shown great commitment throughout the game" Bishaw told supersport.com shortly after their victory.
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He must now produce the same type of result at home against a re-surging South Africa that seems to have found their form under Coach Igesund. Not mission impossible if you ask the thousands of Ethiopian fans who will make sure Addis Ababa Stadium will be like an eye of a storm for the visitors.
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Nevertheless the Walia Antelopes can not afford to deploy the same tactics they used against the Zebras. In the second half they seemed to sputter and allowed the home team back in the game.
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Such antics against the South Africans may prove disastrous and Bishaw will be playing with fire if he hits the cruise control if they take the lead.
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He seemingly knows this sharing "It is going to be a tough match but I have confidence in my team.
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Obviously we'll change the approach since we'll be playing at home," he said.
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The Wayla Antelopes are currently ranked 106th in the World and 29th in Africa while South Africa is 60th world wide and 10th in Africa. .
The showdown would be a very dope one cos no one likes to lose. I tip a very tough competition.