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15 Players Cut From Bafana Squad

After Hugo Broos announced his 23-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, here are the 15 players who were cut. Broos had announced an initial 38-man squad ahead of the AFCON qualifiers against Uganda (6 September) and in South South Sudan (10 September). ALSO READ: Broos Announces Final...

Broos Announces Final Bafana Squad

Hugo Broos has announced his final Bafana Bafana squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Belgian tactician had named a 38-man preliminary squad and has now cut it down to 23 players. ALSO READ: 15 Players Cut From Bafana Squad 2025 AFCON Qualifier Groups Confirmed Bafana will start their AFCON...

Mudau Opens Up On That Miss Vs Nigeria

Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana right-back Khuliso Mudau has opened up about his missed chance against Nigeria in the semi-finals of the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast. Bafana came from a goal down in the semi-final against the Super Eagles and dragged the match in...

Benni – This Was Bafana’s Strongest Weapon At AFCON

Benni McCarthy believes that unity was Bafana Bafana’s strongest weapon at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast. Though the team started the tournament with a loss they went as far as finishing third and collect a first continental medal in 24 years. Coach Hugo Broos had...

Benni – People Are Asking Me About Bafana Stars

Manchester United first team coach Benni McCarthy says he has received a lot of questions about South African players after their heroics at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Bafana finishing third in the Ivory Coast and impressed throughout the tournament with a majority of locally-based players. McCarthy...

Monare – What Jomo Taught Me

Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana midfielder Thabang Monare says his time at Jomo Cosmos and working with the legendary Jomo Sono himself prepared him to deal with everything that got him to the AFCON.   Monare was at the Africa Cup Of Nations tournament in the Ivory Coast where Bafana...

Kekana Looking Beyond AFCON After Semi-Final Heartbreak

Bafana Bafana defender Grant Kekana says they need to take the positives of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations ahead of their upcoming challenges. The 2025 AFCON and 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers are on the horizon this year and Hugo Broos' is likely to lead them beyond the continental...

Iheanacho Heaps Praise On Bafana

Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho has praised Bafana Bafana for pushing them to their limits in the semi-final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles ousted South Africa on penalties, with the former Manchester City man firing the winner past Ronwen Williams. But the outcome could have gone either...

Nigeria Down Bafana On Penalties

Nigeria have advanced to the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Bafana Bafana at the Stade de la Paix on Wednesday evening. The build-up to the game brought fireworks off the pitch but calmness was exercised from the coaches Hugo Broos and...

Monare – What Manyama Told Me Before AFCON

Bafana Bafana midfielder Thabang Monare has revealed that former teammate Lebogang Manyama was one of the people who understood what it meant for him to be part of the AFCON squad. Monare made the team in what some people believed was one of the surprises in Hugo Broos’s final AFCON...

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