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Can Hugo Broos fix Bafana Bafana’s broken compass before the World Cup?

The “funeral” in the Rabat dressing room after the team’s Africa Cup of Nations defeat must serve as the birth of a stronger Bafana

Bafana Bafana came up short in their Afcon last 16 clash against Cameroon. (X)

Heartbreak in Rabat as Indomitable Lions end Bafana’s Afcon dream

In football, if you do not punish Cameroon, they eventually punish you

Photo: Bafana Bafana X Account

Bafana survive Warriors’ siege to book AFCON Last 16 spot

The match against Zimbabwe was a reminder of the fine margins and the visceral intensity that define Southern African football

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos and defender Nkosinathi Sibisi. Photo: South African Football Association

SADC war in Marrakech: Bafana Bafana versus Zim Warriors

The final Group B fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is a ‘Game of Consequence’ that will determine who goes to the last 16 in the continental football showpiece underway…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos. Picture: SAFA

The evolution of Bafana Bafana under Hugo Broos

When Hugo Broos arrived in May 2021, few believed he could revive Bafana Bafana after years of disappointment. Four years later, he has forged a disciplined, adaptable team that,…

Heartfelt: Coach Hugo Broos with Bafana Bafana players at the Africa Cup of Nations match between South Africa and Namibia on 21 January in Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire. Photo: Segun Ogunfeyitimi/Gallo Images

Bafana Bafana’s glass is half full

The consistency in the national team’s coaching staff has seen a change in its fortunes

Nkosinathi Sibisi of South Africa during the international friendly match between France and South Africa at Stade Pierre Mauroy on March 29, 2022 in Villeneuve d’Ascq near Lille, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

Few potholes on Bafana Bafana’s path to Afcon

Football can be fickle, but the national men’s team stand a good chance of coming out on top of their group

The Bafana Bafana coach’s comments after his team’s 5-0 drubbing against France left many scratching their heads. How does he plan to qualify South Africa for the next Afcon?

Hugo Broos can bury his head in the sand no longer

The Bafana Bafana coach’s comments after his team’s 5-0 drubbing against France left many scratching their heads. How does he plan to qualify South Africa for the next Afcon?

Bafana Bafana Coach Hugo Broos speaks during the Safa presser on November 17 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images)

Bafana vs Ghana: Safa doubles down on accusations of match manipulation

The country’s football barons delivered an extraordinary press conference on Wednesday afternoon

South Africa’s Percy Tau (R) vies with Ghana’s Abdul Fatawu Mohammed (L) during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying round Group G football match between South Africa and Ghana at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on September 6, 2021. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP) (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

Bafana Bafana ‘robbery’: Safa pray for precedent

Match replays are not unheard of in recent times and SA’s footballing authorities are hoping to benefit

Of Cubans and other Amigos

A new Bafana coach and Mabuyakhulu’s Zondo testimony leaves our columnist feeling Broos-ed and battered

Hugo Broos tapped to resuscitate Bafana

The Belgian has promised to build a younger, hungrier side, as he previously did when he managed the Indomitable Lions