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Bafana Bafana v USA – Photos

By 6000 | 6000 | November 18, 2010

As promised here, some few photos of the Nelson Mandela Challenge at the Cape Town Stadium last night, to brighten up your day. And while Cape Town put on a great show, Bafana were less impressive and went down to a (probably undeserved) 1-0 defeat after a 85th minute debut goal from 17 year old [...]

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5 months on

By 6000 | 6000 | November 17, 2010

5 months on from the most boring and disappointing games of football ever in the history of my watching football (all my life)… …I am returning to a much warmer Cape Town Stadium to watch Bafana Bafana take on the USA in the Nelson Mandela Challenge. A full house of 52,000 is expected and even [...]

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Blow for Bafana

By 6000 | 6000 | September 4, 2010

Too tired to blog about politics tonight, too irritated to blog about the local supermarket and their disgraceful policy of selling out of date veg, dairy products and meat. So, because Bafana are leading Niger by one goal to nil approaching halftime at the Mbombela Stadium, a gratuitous – MAKE THAT 2-0!!! Bernard Parker, you [...]

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Big disappointment

By 6000 | 6000 | June 16, 2010

Just back from the Waterfront, which was alive with sunshine and happy faces for the Bafana Bafana game last Friday, but was a very different scene this evening as things fell apart for South Africa. What started as a party full of hope went very quiet and ended in disbelief, anger and tears. Mainly because [...]

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Squads confirmed (ish)

By 6000 | 6000 | June 1, 2010

Each team participating at the FIFA World Cup 2010 has until midnight tonight to name their final 23 man squads. Bafana Bafana named theirs at a press conference this morning and the bi g news (worldwide) was the omission of striker Benni McCarthy. Goalkeepers: Itumeleng Khune, Moeneeb Josephs, Shu-aib Walters Defenders: Aaron Mokoena (captain), Siboniso Gaxa, Bongani [...]

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