What a week. Bafana Bafana ousted powerhouse Morocco from the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) last Sunday.
As a result, they will play against Cape Verde in the quarterfinals.
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AFCON 2023: Morocco 0-2 Bafana Bafana
A goal from Orlando Pirates striker Evidence Magopa and a superb free-kick from Teboho Mokoena sealed their place in the last eight.
After the match, the Blues saluted Mokoena to the media.
“Teboho had a great performance today.” [Tuesday night], he's really a driving force in midfield and a good person for our team as well. Teboho also improved this tournament and got a little better, but he wasn't as good as he was in his last match. “He's a guy who can get a lot of distance in the game, he can make good passes, he's a very good player and he helped us a lot with these performances,” Bulls said. SABC.
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R47 million opportunity
In addition to the pride and history, Saturday's quarter-final will also be a R47-million match.
Saturday's 10pm match between Bafana Bafana and Cape Verde will cost R47 million, according to the Confederation of African Football (CAF)'s new Afcon prize money.
how? If they win the quarter-finals and advance to the semi-finals, they will be guaranteed $2.5 million (R47 million).
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