With Lyle Foster unlikely to make the trip to the Ivory Coast next month, there is another huge setback for Bafana Bafana ahead of the African Cup of Nations finals…
Ghana, Angola and Tanzania qualified for January’s African Cup of Nations finals when they finished in the top two of their respective groups on Thursday, leaving only six more places to be decided in the next days for the 24-team tournament in the Ivory Coast.
Bafana Bafana will take on Egypt in the last-16 at the Africa Cup of Nations but for any South African fans hoping for a different approach, strap-in because Stuart Baxter will not change his tactics for the clash against the hosts, DEAN WORKMAN explores.
Bafana Bafana are set to take on hosts Egypt in the round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, but will have to do so without Mamelodi Sundowns forward Themba Zwane.
Cameroon, Ghana, Benin and Mali all booked their spots in the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations after the final round of group-stage fixtures concluded on Tuesday evening.
Bafana Bafana will face hosts Egypt in the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations after results went their way in the final group-stage fixtures.
Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter has defended his side’s approach in their 1-0 loss to Morocco in their final African Cup of Nations Group D game saying that there are ‘many ways to win a football match’.
Morocco, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Algeria all rounded off the group stages of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with vital wins to now look ahead at the knockout stages.
Watch the highlights as a late Moubarak Boussoufa goal helped guide Morocco to a 1-0 win over Bafana Bafana, leaving the South Africans to wait on other results before knowing their Africa Cup of Nations future.
Stuart Baxter has outlined what he is looking for from Bafana Bafana forwards Percy Tau and Lebo Mothiba after South Africa opened their account at the Africa Cup of Nations with a win over Namibia.