Angola Coach On Bafana Defeat

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Angola coach Patrice Beaumelle has bemoaned dropping points in their narrow defeat to Bafana Bafana in the 2025 Group B AFCON opener on Monday. The Palancas Negras failed to break their winless record against South Africa at the AFCON showpiece succumbing to their third defeat with two draws in five outings. Hugo Broos’s charges took the lead through Oswin Appollis before Manuel Show pulled matters level for Beaumelle’s side. Angola took control of matters from there but saw their confidence dampened as Lyle Foster struck late to earn a 2-1 win for Mzansi. Beaumelle believes that, despite the loss, they

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Hunt Favourite To Succeed Barker At Stellies

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Former Durban City and SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt is among the leading candidates to succeed Steve Barker at Stellenbosch. While Hunt officially parted ways with City by mutual agreement just five months into his tenure at the beginning of December, Barker made a surprise exit from Stellies last week, leaving behind eight years of working at the club, for a move to Tanzanian giants Simba SC – that not many saw coming. Despite their inconsistent form in the league this season, Barker’s work at the club has been herald as transformative for a young ambitious club, which was

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Latest 2025 FIFA Ranking Released

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The final FIFA ranking of 2025 was released, with Bafana Bafana staying in 11th position on the continent and 61st worldwide. With the Africa Cup of Nations having started, all eyes are currently on Africa. Hugo Broos and his team got off to a perfect start, beating Angola 2-1. However, the latest FIFA ranking of the year were released on Monday, with AFCON hosts Morocco remaining the highest-ranked African nation in 11th overall. The Atlas Lions are followed by Senegal in 19th, and Algeria in 34th – with the Desert Warriors overtaking Egypt, who dropped into 35th. Meanwhile, Nigeria rounds

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Broos – What Bafana Must Do To Reach AFCON Final

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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has explained what he thinks his side must do to reach the AFCON final in the ongoing edition in Morocco. South Africa opened their campaign with a hard-fought 2–1 win over Angola on Monday evening. Bafana Bafana took an early lead through Oswin Appollis, but Angola responded with an equaliser from Manuel Show, applying heavy pressure on the hosts, particularly in the first half. Lyle Foster, however, sealed the victory late in the match. Despite the win, coach Hugo Broos expressed his dissatisfaction with Bafana’s first-half display after taking the lead. The Belgian tactician, though,

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CT City In Talks To Release Striker

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Cape Town City are in negotiations with striker Simon van Duivenbooden to terminate his contract just six months after joining the side. Duivenbooden joined the Citizens at the beginning of the current season with a huge profile. The 23-year-old spent most of his career in Netherlands specifically playing for PSV U19 and Vitesse U21 before he got promoted to play for Vitesse’s senior team. Following lack of game time for Duivenbooden, iDiski Times understands that there was a meeting between CTC and Duivenbooden as they want to agree on terminating his contract. A close source also revealed that Duivenbooden already

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Doc Hails Broos’ Decisions Vs Angola

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Bafana Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo has hailed Hugo Broos for his tactical decisions in the 2-1 win over Angola in their Africa Cup of Nations opener. Bafana opened the tournament via Oswin Appollis after 21 minutes in the first half but took their foot off the pedal and let Angola back into the game, with Palancas Negras equalising after 35 minutes. Broos opted to bring on Tshepang Moremi for Mohau Nkota and his change visibly livened up the Bafana attack, with Moremi having an early goal ruled out before eventually assisting Foster’s late winner. Khumalo hailed Broos for

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Foster Reacts To Winning Goal & MOTM Award

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Despite walking away with the man of the match award, Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster says collecting maximum points was crucial ahead of the second match against Egypt. South Africa won their first AFCON opening game after six previous failed attempts. They drew two (2008, 2013) and lost the other four (2006, 2015, 2019, 2024). Foster recorded his name on the scoresheet with a sublime winner in the 79th minute as South Africa narrowly beat Angola 2-1 to move top of Group B at the Stade de Marrakech on Monday night. The Burnley striker emphasized on how they came out

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Broos Credits Bafana Star After Opening AFCON Win

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos was hugely impressed with substitute Tshepang Moremi who sparked his charges into life after a less impressive showing in the first half. Bafana defeated COSAFA rivals Angola 2-1 in Marrakech on Monday to start the campaign on a good note. South Africa took the lead through Oswin Appollis only to let the lead go before halftime. The changes made by Broos in his 50th match as Bafana coach revived the team to fight to regain the lead with man of the match Lyle Foster scoring the winner in the second stanza. Broos was pleased

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Bafana Kick Off AFCON Campaign With Win Over Angola

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Bafana Bafana secured a 2-1 victory against Angola to start their AFCON journey, celebrating head coach Hugo Broos’ 50th game on Monday evening at the Stade de Marrakech. Oswin Appollis and Lyle Foster scored for Bafana while Show netted the only goal for Angola. The two teams entered the match having met four times at AFCON, with Bafana claiming two victories while the other two encounters ended in draws. Bafana had an early scare in the third minute as Angola almost struck first, but Gelson Dala’s free header was comfortably caught by Ronwen Williams. After that, clear-cut chances were few

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