South Africa striker Lebogang Manyama has urged his teammates to keep their feet firmly on the ground ahead of their friendly international against Zambia at the Moruleng Stadium on Tuesday night.
Bafana Bafana are coming off 2-0 win over Nigeria away in Uyo's Akwa Ibom Stadium. It was coach Stuart Baxter first match of his second spell in charge of the team. Chipolopolo, on the other hand, suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Mozambique over the weekend.
"Yes, Saturday's match against Nigeria was a massive morale booster, but we should not get carried away. We have a long way to go to get to the levels where we want to be and become a dominant force again," Manyama said.
"Zambia's pride was dented over the weekend and they would like to redeem themselves in this game. We must be vigilant and put 150 percent in whatever we do going forward."
Manyama says the vibe in the squad is fantastic, despite some of the first-choice players getting a break, as Baxter wants to look at a few different combinations.
"Even those on the bench, you could see they were all rooting resolutely for those on the pitch up to die for the country. In the end, Nigeria could not cope with our pace, especially late in the second half when we could easily have added two or three more goals," Manyama said.
"We need to continue what we started in Nigeria, make winning a culture and the rest will follow. We need to have a go at Zambia, because they can turn out to be tricky customers."