Bafana coach Broos breathes sigh of relief after Afcon qualification: 'I feel enormous happiness'

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos was in a jubilant mood after his charges beat Liberia 2-1 away in Monrovia on Tuesday, securing their qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast next year.

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The men's senior national team had their backs against the wall after surrendering a two-goal lead in last Friday's home leg in Soweto.

After the 2-2 draw at Orlando Stadium, Broos briefly addressed the media before storming out as his emotions got the better of him. On Tuesday, his charges had to write the wrongs in western Africa at a sold-out 22 000-seater Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium.

A hostile reception was expected, but Broos' charges also had to play on an artificial pitch, which made the 90-minute affair all the more interesting.

Simply put, Bafana needed to win to qualify for Afcon, while a defeat would end their quest for a place at Africa's grandest national tournament.

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A draw would have seen Bafana take their calculators out. Luckily that was not needed as Bafana will join Group K leaders Morocco in the Afcon draw later this year, which got 70-year-old Broos smiling and talking to the media again.

"It's difficult to express my feelings. Now I feel enormous happiness," a relieved Broos told reporters in Liberia during his post-match press conference.

"There are 100 feelings going through my body in this moment. It was a very tough game.

"We knew the style of Liberia. This powerplay [football]. It's long balls to the front and then headers and powerful duels.

"Therefore, we changed some players in our team... players who are powerful, and I think we did