South Africa’s final-four finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations can only be seen as a big success. However, their faulty finishing leaves questions about what might have been.
Over the years Nigeria has enjoyed inflicting pain on Bafana Bafana. This current generation of South African players is confident they can find a way past the imposing Super Eagles when they clash in an Africa Cup of Nations semifinal on Wednesday night.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos described his team’s 2-1 win on penalties against Cape Verde in the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals as the worst performance they have put on in the tournament. He is happy to be in the semifinals regardless.
SA were made to bat twice on day one of the second Test at Newlands as a capitulation by the home side and then a collapse by India marked a bizarre day.
After a memorable year for the team, Banyana Banyana added the cherry on top by booking their spot at next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations as they beat Burkina Faso on Monday.