Bafana Bafana midfielder Sphephelo “Yaya” Sithole has spent close to a decade in Portugal and says he knows more than 85 percent of the Angolan national team players who are in this Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.
Angola coach Patrice Beaumelle has shifted the spotlight onto Bafana Bafana ahead of tonight’s AFCON opener in Marrakesh, describing the bronze medallists from the previous tournament as one of the competition’s favourites.
South Africa take on Angola at the Stade de Marrakech on Monday for their opening Group B clash of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Bafana Bafana Head of Delegation David Molwantwa has provided a camp update from Marrakech, saying the cherry on top is that they continue to boast a clean bill of health.
Newly elected South African Football Players Union (SAFPU) President Thulani Hlatshwayo says the bar has been set high at Bafana Bafana, and the biggest expectation from this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is for the team to go a step higher.
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says his team has been through some difficult challenges in the past and believes that they have got all the experience to upstage Angola in their opening Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B clash on Monday.