Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos was full of praise for his side following their 1-0 victory over Ghana on Monday.
Bongokuhle Hlongwane netted the crucial goal at the FNB Stadium in the 84rd minute to see South Africa move onto four points at the top of their 2022 World Cup qualifying group.
Ghana in second have three points, while Zimbabwe and Ethopia, who are yet to face each other, have one and zero points respectively.
Speaking after the game, a delighted Broos said on Kick Off: “I am very proud and happy from what I saw on the pitch of my team. We made a big progress in one week from what I saw in Zimbabwe.
“To have a clean sheet is very important because if you have a clean sheet you already have one point. Good organization and discipline is very important. We did that today and a little bit less against Zimbabwe.
“Today there was a lot of discipline when we lost the ball, the players did what they were asked to do, we had a clean sheet and we score the goal and we win.”
Bafana next play Ethiopia, home and away, in October.
“We will see if we can go on like this and make progress like we did now in this week and we will see where we’ll be at the end of the race, added Broos.