Bafana Bafana

Bafana Bafana began their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign a with a 2-1 loss to Morocco on Thursday evening.

Find out by listening in the podcast player below! The changes had a positive effect for Bafana as they were able to break away on counter-attacks and Maart had a chance to restore the lead for the visitors after a cut-back by Tau but he blazed his effort over the crossbar. Bafana were not allowed to settle in the second stanza as En-Nesyri equalised for Vahid Halilhodzic's charges five minutes from the break with a free header from close range after getting on the end of Romain Saiss's header.

Having taken an early lead in the first half, Bafana Bafana conceded two second half goals as they went down to Morocco in their Africa Cup of Nations ...

But just as he did against France, Williams was Bafana’s the knight in shining armour. The momentum of the game may have dipped in the second half, but that allowed Bafana to see more of the ball, although they were not convincing in their pressing as they failed to threaten the Atlas Lions defence. The Atlas Lions were denied a clear penalty early in the second half after the ball struck the arm of Felies. But they’d soon make up for that as En-Nesyri equalised to send the venue into a frenzy.

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos' decision to omit Mamelodi Sundowns ace Andile Jali was somewhat justified by Sphephelo Sithole's outstanding ...

Perhaps next to Sithole. However, with the inexperienced Goodman Mosele overrun at times on the night and with Bafana Bafana having to weather a massive storm of pressure from the hosts, it could still be argued that Jali’s experience, battle-hardened approach and leadership qualities would have been of high value. And while his team Belenenses were relegated at the end of last season, Thursday's performance in North Africa would likely have helped put him in the shop window for a move to one of the top leagues in Europe.

Bafana Bafana captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the standout player in their Afcon defeat to Morocco.

Despite his form for Orlando Pirates in the tail-end of the 2021/22 season, the forward was missing for most of the match. The star man of the national team and so much rests on his shoulders. Mosele was careless on the ball and did not have enough grunt and urgency in his passing and defensive abilities. However, this time, Phete was in the middle of a tricky three-way partnership that was never tried or tested. He led the team with vigour and made world-class saves in front of a hostile crowd. It was reminiscent of his performance against France in March, where he was at his best despite a 5-0 defeat.

After taking an early lead through Lyle Foster, Hugo Broos' men could not contain the Atlas Lions at the buzzing Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.

The clash at home to Zimbabwe was cancelled due to the disqualification of the Zim team. South Africa’s next matches will be home and away against Liberia in September. RABAT - Bafana Bafana slipped in their 2023 Afcon Qualifying opener against Morocco on Thursday night in Rabat.

South Africa opened their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign with a 2-1 loss away to Group K favourites Morocco at the Prince Moulay Abdellah ...

Cape Town - Ronwen Williams was the star performer for Bafana Bafana who tasted defeat in their opening 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco ...

He managed some strong performances in the PSL this season, and that opened the way for his entry into the national team. Sithole had made a great impact early in the eighth minute when he supplied the feed for Foster's goal. He did well to shield the ball on attack and looks like a fine prospect for the national team in future.

Bafana Bafana' starting line-up has been announced ahead of their clash against Morocco in the 2023 Afcon qualifier on Thursday.

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