Afcon bronze medalists Bafana Bafana touched down on their home soil at 4am this morning. EFF was at the airport to celebrate with the team.
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How South Africa won the bronze medal at AFCON 2023
The season started off poorly with South Africa losing 0-2 to Mali.
Hugo Blues' side won 4-0 against Namibia and drew 0-0 with Tunisia.
Bafana shocked Morocco 2-0 in the last 16 and defeated Cape Verde 0-0 (2-1) on penalties in the quarter-finals.
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South Africa ultimately lost to Nigeria 4-2 on penalties (1-1) in the semi-finals, and won the bronze medal by defeating the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the third-place match.
“After the Nigeria game I said I was proud of this team and I think people can understand why I said I was proud of this team. They weren't fresh but it's impressive to see the mentality of that group,'' Bafana coach Bruce said. all africa.
“The boys worked very hard. They showed great mentality. They tried to do what I asked them to do and I understand that it was difficult. If you have , it shows you can rely on the guys on the bench.
“I was happy with the players on the pitch, but I was even happier with the players off the pitch. And you can see that it's a win.
“With this third place, we don't have to think that everything is okay. There is still a lot of work to do,” added the Belgian coach.
“But I think the fundamentals are there. Everyone knows that when you play for the national team, what we expect from players is a good mentality and we are showing that.” The tactician continued.
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“If you can play all these games like my team did, it means you have the right mentality, so again the fundamentals are already there. We are still working and with the team. We have to move on and the players are there now.
“But yes, we are two steps ahead of where we were two years ago and I think this is very important,” concluded the Bafana mentor.
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