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1996 AFCON

Why Bafana haven’t repeated their 1996 success

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…

  • Nick Said
10 min read
Andres Iniesta of Spain celebrates scoring his side’s first goal during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Final match between Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City Stadium on July 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)
ANDRES INIESTA

World Cup review, Part V: Spain and the lasting legacy of 2010

South Africa had a front row seat as the greatest team of its generation went into full bloom

  • Luke Feltham
7 min read
Phil Masinga (L) had a heart and a mind to match those mighty legs and arms. And that makes his death so much harder to bear. (Darren Walsh/Action Images)
BAFANA BAFANA

Mighty Phil Masinga’s final whistle

The footballer’s prodigious physique was matched by his heart and mind — and when history called, he answered.

  • Carlos Amato
4 min read
Bafana Bafana’s Phil Masinga in action against Egypt in the Nelson Mandela Inauguration Challenge friendly in Johannesburg, South Africa won 2-1. (Duif du Toit\Allsport)
AGENCY

Soccer legend Phil ‘Chippa’ Masinga dies

He played 58 times for Bafana Bafana and was part of the squad that claimed Bafana Bafana’s first Afcon crown in 1996

  • Agency
1 min read
Yaya Touré has slammed Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola for ‘having problems with Africans wherever he goes’.
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The curse of the Pep in Yaya’s step

The Ivorian’s contentious comments offer pause for thought about his stifled career opportunities

  • Luke Feltham
5 min read