Ted Dumitru Quotations

We need someone who understands our problems and only local candidates know what we've been through. I will absolutely not recommend a foreign candidate (in my report).

We need a collective approach as we're a developing nation. A new coach would be bound by this reality ? that he needs to consult regularly with us to take this country forward.

Three of the players will drop out after the training camp.

Fifa states that I'm not allowed to get involved with players' contracts. I can be suspended.

We were expecting him at the training camp in Johannesburg on Monday. When he failed to turn up we started making enquiries. Initially Baron indicated that he would arrive within 24 hours. Then came the turnaround that he was not coming at all.

The victory is now far behind us and we must concentrate on nothing else but the match against Tunisia. Only a victory will be good enough.

It would be unfair to say the money dispute influenced the players' performance. I try not to give too much attention to administration and negotiations and focus exclusively on soccer.

This dispute is probably going to be resolved after we receive a letter from Safa (that accepts or rejects the demands from the players).

It's still possible for someone not in the 26 to make a big impression and force his way into the final squad.

As a coach, you expect these kinds of reactions... but it is another thing to look at the faces of the young players.