Bafana Bafana are determined to use Wednesday’s Nelson Mandela Challenge match against Nigeria as a confidence builder, says midfielder Dean Furman.
Bafana Bafana came back to force a draw with Côte d’Ivoire in an exciting Nelson Mandela Challenge clash that meant the two sides shared the trophy.
Top-ranked African team, Ivory Coast defend a perfect record this year when they confront South Africa for the Nelson Mandela Challenge.
Bafana Bafana defender Bongani Khumalo has been withdrawn from the squad to face Cote d’Ivoire in the Nelson Mandela challenge due to an ankle injury.
The US football team, in Cape Town preparing for Wednesday night’s Nelson Mandela Challenge clash, seem to know very little about their opponents.
A release from Bafana Bafana media officer Sifiso Cele on Monday night read much like a hospital casualty report.
There is more to Norway than ice and fjords. This was the warning to Bafana Bafana ahead of the clash against the Scandinavian country next weekend.
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/ 18 November 2007
It has been said that Bafana Bafana is a sleeping giant — and, on the evidence of the 1-0 defeat against a disciplined, determined United States line-up in the annual Nelson Mandela Challenge game at Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon, the sleeping giant is still sleeping.