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2010 diary: Bafana regroup

2010 diary: Bafana regroup

It was a day off for Bafana Bafana on Thursday, a chance to breath away from the hotel for 24 hours.

Players praise Parreira for Bafana turnaround

Players praise Parreira for Bafana turnaround

In just seven months back in charge of Bafana, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has turned the dispirited side around.

Carlos, and Benni, ready to cut the fat

As Benni McCarthy is sweating off his excess weight, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is preparing to trim his squad down to 23 players.

Will Bafana choke on red-hot Chile?

Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana is worried about midfielder MacBeth Sibaya’s level of match fitness ahead of next week’s international friendly.

Of champs and chumps

Bafana Bafana fans should take heart that it’s the Springboks and not the football side taking on the Azzuri of Italy this weekend.

MacBeth spells it out for Bafana

Bafana Bafana worked on their shooting on Wednesday following their 1-0 loss to Sierra Leone last Saturday in a game that they dominated.

Uphill battle for Bafana

Bafana Bafana now face an uphill battle to qualify for the 2010 African Nations Cup finals in Angola after losing 1-0 to Sierra Leone.

Bafana are ready, says Pitso

Now is the time for budding Bafana Bafana stars to stand up and be counted as South Africa take on Nigeria in a tough 2010 African Nations Cup qualifier in Abuja on Sunday.…

Macbeth has a plan for Nigeria

Veteran Bafana Bafana midfield hard man Macbeth Sibaya has a simple plan for beating Nigeria when the two enemies meet in a crunch 2010 African Nations Cup group four qualifier…

Igesund puts boot into Bafana

After watching Bafana Bafana lose 3-1 to Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations group stage game on Sunday night, Mamelodi Sundowns coach Gordon Igesund says certain players are…

Angola striker has United on his mind

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…

Bafana desperate to halt Nations Cup slide

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…

SA ditch Benni for Nations Cup

South Africa have ditched star striker Benni McCarthy for the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana. Brazilian coach Carlos Alberto Parreira also dumped first-choice defender Bradley…

Benni ends international exile

South Africa star striker Benni McCarthy will end a 19-month international exile when he plays against Zambia in Cape Town next weekend. The Blackburn Rovers striker, second…