It’s been 25 years since South Africa lifted the Africa Cup of Nations. Instead of dawning a new era, Bafana Bafana went backwards in spite of the country’s footballing wealth and infrastructure
In 1996, Clive Barker took Bafana Bafana to their first and only Africa Cup of Nations. In his new autobiography, he recalls his first job as coach
Members of the Afcon-winning squad say today’s team has what it takes to replicate past glories
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/ 23 December 2010
Former South Africa captain Neil Tovey was sacked as coach of second-from-bottom Premiership club Mpumalanga Black Aces.
Denmark will pose a much bigger test of Bafana Bafana’s World Cup credentials when the teams meet at the Super Stadium on Saturday.
Roger de Sa is determined to continue rebuilding his side after guiding BidVest Wits to a 3-0 win over AmaZulu in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday.
The chance of taking AmaZulu to play in the African Confederations Cup is the motivation driving coach Neil Tovey to lift the Nedbank Cup on Saturday.
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/ 22 October 2009
Safa should appoint a local coach, such as Clive Barker, to take Bafana Bafana to the 2010 World Cup, former captain Neil Tovey says.
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/ 3 September 2008
Attack is the only option for Bafana when they host Nigeria on Saturday. That was the message from former captain Neil Tovey.
Mamelodi Sundowns created a South African soccer record when they reached their fourth successive cup final on Sunday after beating AmaZulu 1-0 at Potchefstroom’s Olen Park in the semifinal of the Nedbank Cup. Downs were runners up in last season’s Absa Cup — the Nedbank Cup’s predecessor.
Free State Stars coach Kinnah Phiri is hoping that lightning will strike twice in the same place in one season when they host Santos in the quarterfinals of the Nedbank Cup at Goble Park on Sunday at 3pm. Stars are the only side to have beaten high-riding Santos in the Absa Premiership this year.
Absa Premiership leaders SuperSport United, seemingly on the wrong wavelength and looking nothing like potential champions, slumped to a 2-0 defeat against a more willing and able AmaZulu at the Princess Magogo Stadium in Durban on Sunday afternoon.
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/ 8 February 2008
Although his new side failed to make it past round one at the Africa Cup of Nations, Carlos Alberto Parreira won’t be entirely depressed. Bafana’s performance at the tournament in Egypt in 2006 was marked by a medley of administrative foibles, disruptive player mutinies, pre-tournament shenanigans and sepulchral lethargy that showed on the field when they failed to score.
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/ 22 January 2008
Thousands of kilometres separate Tamale Stadium in northern Ghana from Old Trafford in England. But as Angola striker Mateus ”Manucho” Goncalves prepares for an Africa Cup of Nations Group D first-round showdown with South Africa on Wednesday, Manchester United will inevitably be on his mind.
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/ 11 January 2008
South Africa head for Ghana desperate to arrest a slide in African Nations Cup fortunes. Since that amazing day in February 1996 when Nelson Mandela presented the trophy to Neil Tovey, Bafana Bafana have performed worse at each subsequent edition. A second-place finish behind Egypt in the next edition of the biennial tournament was followed by third place in 2000.