Why Bafana Bafana’s Percy Tau took another penalty

Why Bafana Bafana’s Percy Tau took another penalty

Bafana Bafana supporters could not believe it. Percy Tau stepped up to take another penalty after a damaging miss against Mali.

PERCY TAU MISSES BAFANA BAFANA PENALTY AGAINST MALI AT AFCON 2023

It was on a Tuesday night last week. Percy Tau flew his spot-kick over the goals. Mali responded with two goals that left Bafana with zero points.

COURAGE AGAINST NAMIBIA

Sunday evening delivered a deja vu moment. Bafana won a penalty against Namibia and Tau was up to take it.

According to the 29-year-old from Mpumalanga’s Emalahleni, his teammates and his own experience gave him confidence.

“They were disappointed because they thought I was going to score, so it was not nice, they gave me the responsibility,” said Tau via iDiskiTimes.

“When I missed, it was like; ‘ah you could have scored that one’ – it could have changed the game, but they understand these things happen, it’s football.

“I’ve been playing for my country for some time now, I feel like I’ve given so much more than the missed penalty. I didn’t think twice about taking this penalty, it’s nice also to be able to rectify the mistakes.”

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