Nando's South Africa congratulated Bafana Bafana on Wednesday, February 7, despite the South African national football team losing in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final against the Super Eagles.
'Played well': Nando's win over Bafana Bafana, semi-final knockout
South Africa advances to the semi-finals for the first time in 24 years Yearwebsite gold.com report. This was after defeating Cape Verde on penalties. However, Nigeria recently defeated South Africa 4-2 in a penalty shootout. The Super Eagles will face Ivory Coast in the final on Sunday.
Nando's South African player shared a heartwarming post on Instagram, congratulating Bafana Bafana on making it this far in the tournament.
“We don't need to hoist a trophy to lift our spirits,” the post reads. “Well done, Bafana!” Nando captioned the post.
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After yesterday's game, Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Bruce said he was proud of his team despite losing the game. iDiski Times report.
“Soccer can be difficult. If you look at the team's performance today and then we have a penalty and we lose the game, we won't be able to go to the final, it's hard to accept that, because we played a very good game.” Bruce said.
See how South Africans react below…
“Well, that's true! What a game. Thank you @nandosrsa @bafanabafanarsa for your amazing efforts ❤️🇿🇦❤️,” wrote @nicolekillian1965.
“It would have been the beginning of a strong new generation 🔥🇿🇦,” @juss_artha replied.
“Well said Nando 💚💛,” @clare_dehaas responded.
“Ngl, I'd really like to see what other drafts you had in store if the game played out differently. Thank you for your support 😉,” @veeviao commented.
“🙌🙌👏👏❤️❤️ So proud 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🥳🥳🥳 Well done Bafana Bafana,” @zintle.ntsele said.
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