They came, they fought valiantly, but didn’t conquer. Yet not all hope is lost for Bafana on the road to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Considering their struggles over the years, Bafana Bafana’s opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash against the established powerhouse that is Morocco was possibly going to play out like the tale of the three little pigs and the devious wolf.
Williams continued in his efforts to thwart the advancing Moroccans, who were spurred on by their raucous spectators at the 45,000-capacity stadium. Eventually, the SuperSport United goalminder’s resolute efforts to ensure Bafana Bafana’s house didn’t crumble and collapse were undone. Instead, he threw it forward, believing that if they put in a similar display against the only other team in the group, Liberia, they would qualify for the 2023 showpiece.
South Africa was set to take on southern African neighbours Zimbabwe during this international window, but the latter were removed from Group K after being slapped with a ban for political interference by world football’s custodian Fifa. Having overlooked Premier Soccer League midfielder of the season Andile Jali for this window of international action, Broos might have to rope in the experienced 32-year-old when the team next plays.
With Zimbabwe’s exclusion, South Africa had only one official match during this two-week international break. They were due to play Zimbabwe’s Warriors on Monday, 13 June.
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