"I have to say that we are very happy and motivated to play in the semi-finals tomorrow. I think for many people it was unexpected, but we did it, and that means that South Africa has become a good team," Broos told the press conference.
"It's more than 20 years ago that South Africa last played in a semi-final and even longer since we were last in a final, so we have a lot of motivation for this semi and we want to play again in the final on Sunday,” he added.
Like Morocco, Nigeria is a very good team “with all players who play abroad,” Broos said.
"You can compare the two games and I think for many people Nigeria are the favorites to win the game but as you know in football it not always the favorite who wins," the Bafana Bafana coach said.
The southern African team produced a surprise 2-0 win over pre-tournament favorites Morocco, in their quarterfinals clash.
Broos praised the motivation of his players, almost exclusively home-based and who have not conceded in their last four games.
"I've always had confidence in these players, even when in South Africa there were a lot of question marks about them. I think it's important to be able to work for a long time with the same players," he said.
Broos, a former Belgian international who coached Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions to an unexpected title in 2017, had earlier suggested he was considering retirement but on Tuesday backtracked.
"As long as things are going the way it is now, why should I stop? I like my job, I like football, so we will see what the future will bring," the 71-year-old former player said.
"But I think it's totally normal that after a career of 36 years as a coach and 18 years as a professional footballer, that little by little you start thinking about the end of your career, but it's nothing more than that," he added.
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