Cape Town - Former Bafana Bafana striker Sibusiso Zuma has criticised the performance of the players during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.
Bafana struggled in the group stages where they lost twice and recorded a narrow victory over Namibia.
However, Stuart Baxter's men did produce their best performance of the tournament as they beat Egypt in the Round-of-16 courtesy of Thembinkosi Lorch's late strike.
Nonetheless, they bowed out in the quarter-finals at the hands of Nigeria - a result which did not sit well with Zuma, who starred for the national side from 1998 until 2008.
"Performance-wise, I thought it was bad. But then again, you know with Bafana it's always confusing because they're going to give you one half of good football," he told KickOff.
"So, you can't say everything was all bad, but when looking at the games, I still believe they should have beaten Ivory Coast.
"The game against Nigeria, I still believe they should have won that game, so really it was not a good tournament (overall).
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"Our team always shows improvement because we have those individuals (who step up), but as a team, we didn't do well," said Zuma.
"In my whole career, I've never blamed the coach, because I don't remember playing with my coach on the field... 90% of the things happening on the field is all you."