South Africans are hopeful that Bafana Bafana will conquer the continent three decades after Neil Tovey and Co. were crowned Africa Cup of Nations champions on home soil.
The wait for a second African title has been too long, punctuated as it was by some disappointing performances that saw Bafana becoming the laughing stock of the continent. Who can forget the embarrassment of 2006 in Egypt when the squad led by the late Ted Dumitru lost all three of their group matches without scoring a goal?
Bafana had plunged into such low depths it could only get better thereafter, right? Only it didn’t. South Africa missed out on the next two tournaments, failing to qualify. The return to the…
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Fun South African Travel tip: You can visit the hominid fossil displays and learn more about the beginnings of our planet at the Maropeng Visitors Centre and Sterkfontein Caves.