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A sweet taste turning sour
The Citizen
|March 27, 2025
Bafana Bafana's bid to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup should really only be about the fairytale.
It should be the story of Hugo Broos and his Bafana Bafana side sweeping aside all who cross their path, en route to a swashbuckling five-point lead at the top of Group C.
We should just be talking about a group of players that have brought pride back to wearing the national jersey; a team that have developed an indefatigable spirit under Broos' intelligent leadership.
Barring a major on-field meltdown, a five-point lead should be enough to see Bafana to the World Cup finals over the last four matches of their qualifying campaign.
This story is from the March 27, 2025 edition of The Citizen.
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