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South African national team head coach Hugo gestures during the national anthem ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 football semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake on February 7, 2024. Blues.
(Photo courtesy of Issouf SANOGO/AFP)
It is emblematic of the cruel nature of the sport that a player is expected to face the media and reflect on football minutes after his team suffered a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat in the continental semi-finals.
However, Bafana Bafana's leader, 71-year-old Belgian-born Hugo Bruce, cannot express how proud he is of his soldiers who fought with all their might despite being overlooked at the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) held in Ivory Coast. I couldn't hide what I was doing. The road to the semi-finals.
Read | 'It's easy to be proud of this team': SA fall in love with Bafana again after resilient journey at Afcon
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