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AFCON 2023: South Africa knockout tournament favourites Morocco in round of 16

AFCON 2023: South Africa knockout tournament favourites Morocco in round of 16

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations produced yet another upset as South Africa defeated tournament favourites Morocco 2-0 in Tuesday's night round of 16 tie in San Pedro. Bafana Bafana finished second in Group E while the Atlas Lions expectedly topped Group F ahead of DR Congo, Zambia and Tanzania. Indeed, Walid Regragui's side were tipped to win a second AFCON title and first since 1976...

AFCON 2023: Mali ease past South Africa in Korhogo

AFCON 2023: Mali ease past South Africa in Korhogo

Mali got the better of South Africa with a 2-0 win in their 2023 AfricaCup of Nations Group E clash at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo. The Eagles were making their ninth consecutive AFCON appearance which stretches back to 2008 while Bafana Bafana were back for the first time since 2019 when they reached the quarter-finals. It was a keenly-contested game in Korhogo with...

AFCON 2023: South Africa’s Mudau counting on Sundowns’ continental success

AFCON 2023: South Africa’s Mudau counting on Sundowns’ continental success

Khuliso Mudau is counting on the continental success of Mamelodi Sundowns as South Africa prepare to compete at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Sundowns had a successful season on the on the continental club scene with the women's team winning the CAF Women's Champions League for the second time in the space of two years while the men's team, which Mudau plays, lifted the Inaugural...

AFCON 2023 Preview:  Mali, Namibia, Tunisia & South Africa in Group E

AFCON 2023 Preview:  Mali, Namibia, Tunisia & South Africa in Group E

Group E of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has past winners, perennial competitors, and one of the tournament’s “new bees.”. The fifth group of this year’s tournament in Ivory Coast will see one-time winners Tunisia and South Africa withstand pressure and fight for qualification to the knockout phase from both 1972 finalists Mali and Namibia. Afrosport previews all four teams that make up Group B...

AFCON 2023: South Africa coach Broos sets target after announcing final 23-man squad

AFCON 2023: South Africa coach Broos sets target after announcing final 23-man squad

Hugo Broos, head coach of the South African national team, announced on Thursday the final squad list for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The 71-year-old Belgian has named 23 players, with three others on standby, as the Bafana Bafana go in search of their second AFCON title in Ivory Coast. Al Ahly forward Percy Tau, who was voted Interclub Player of the Year...