From triumph to turmoil: South Africa's rollercoaster football year

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From triumph to turmoil: South Africa's rollercoaster football year
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IOL Sport's Lunga Biyela looks at the highs and lows from a rollercoaster year for South African football.

’ almost invincible season, to Bafana filling up stadiums across the country, there has been a sense of optimism. South Africa fell in love with Bafana Bafana again, and in turn, they also fell in love with the game.When Chiefs do well, South Africa n football thrives

Usually, the FNB Stadium only experiences sell-out crowds for the Soweto derby between Chiefs and local rivals Orlando Pirates. This season, they managed to fill up FNB Stadium when Pirates were not the opponents for the first time in a long time. And they did it twice.Sundowns' almost perfect season

Bafana captain Ronwen Williams was nominated for a Yashin Trophy at the Ballon d'Or Awards, as well as a number of gongs on the African continent. And the likes of Teboho Mokoena and Relebohile Mofokeng have been linked with big moves to Europe.

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