Bathathe Bafana: Ep 8 - Onward march into the final 8 for The Boys after defeating Morocco

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Bafana Bafana followed the exciting 2023 Afcon script by rubbishing the favourites tag after dumping 2022 World Cup bronze medalists Morocco out of the tournament with a clinical 2-0 win in San Pedro on Tuesday. News24 Sport's Njabulo Ngidi, Tashreeq Vardien and SABC multi-award winning sport journalist Velile Mnyandu look back at a monumental and heartwarming victory.

31 Jan English South Africa Soccer · Sports News

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