Super Eagles Head Coach, Jose Peseiro singled out South Africa as their most toughest opponents during the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations.

This revelation was disclosed by South Africa’s head coach, Hugo Broos, who cited Peseiro’s acknowledgment that the Bafana Bafana posed a greater challenge to the Eagles than the Ivory Coast did.

Nigeria defeated South Africa 4-2 on penalties after the semi-final clash ended 1-1 in regulation time.

Despite Nigeria’s elimination of South Africa, the former’s journey ended with a defeat against Cote d’Ivoire in the final.

“Certainly, against Nigeria, they (Bafana Bafana) didn’t know what to do. They were surprised and I saw the coach (Peseiro) on Sunday after the final and he came to me and said, ‘You did it very well against us, you were more a threat than Ivory Coast,” Broos told Marawa Sports Worldwide.

“It was for us a surprise the way you played. “So, this is what I want with them and when you can do that because this is a team with great potential and let’s hope that we can succeed every time playing like this,” he added.