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South Africa Manager Hugo Broos directs his team during the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations group stage match between Mali and South Africa at Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium on January

Hugo Broos pins the loss on Mali's physicality and missed penalty

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says Mali’s physical strength was their biggest downfall and difference in the second half as they collapsed to a 2-0 defeat in their opening 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) game, played at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly stadium in Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire last night.

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It still hurts - Percy Tau reacts to missed penalty and owns up

As one of the most experienced players in the team, Bafana Bafana vice-captain Percy Tau says the moment of missing a crucial penalty during last night’s 2-0 loss to Mali at the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, still hurts.

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Bafana Bafana suffer disappointing loss to Mali in AFCON opener

Bafana Bafana conceded two second-half goals in the space of six minutes to lose 2-0 to Mali in their Africa Cup of Nations opening match.

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Deon Hotto header hands Namibia shock AFCON win over Tunisia

Tunisia suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Namibia in their opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations held in Korhogo thanks to Orlando Pirates star Deon Hotto's heroics.

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Walid Regragui warns Morocco to guard against complacency ahead of Tanzania opener

Morocco manager Walid Regragui has urged his team to focus on the Africa Cup of Nations and put their World Cup heroics behind them as their opening match of the continental showpiece with Tanzania looms.

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Burkina Faso snatch last-gasp win over Mauritania thanks to Bertrand Traore penalty

Burkina Faso took control of Group D at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations when Bertrand Traore scored a 96th-minute winner to snatch all three points against minnows Mauritania.