This article highlights the successes of South African athletes in 2024, focusing on the achievements of the Bafana Bafana football team and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.
From the cricketers playing in T20 finals, to the Boks and Bafana shining bright, and the Olympians bagging medals, 2024 was a good year for South Africa. Olympic swimming star Tatjana Smith holds the SA flag ahead of a Springboks Test. Picture: Anton Geyser/Gallo Images There were highs and lows and 2024 delivered many memorable moments all over the world for South Africa’s top athletes.
Here’s sports team looks back at some of the best moments that brought joy and happiness, and also a few tears. Bafana Bafana ushered in the new year with a memorable run at the Africa Cup of Nations which took place between January and February. They exceeded all expectations by reaching the semi-finals of the biennial tournament that was held in Côte d’Ivoire. It was the first time the ’96 champions had reached the last four of the competition in 24 years. By defeating DR Congo in the third-place play-off match to win a bronze medal, they significantly re-established South Africa’s status as a football powerhouse on the African continent. Shukri Conrad hails ‘composure’ of Jansen, Rabada in thrilling Test win In 2024, you’d be hard-pressed to find an African-based goalkeeper who had a better year than Ronwen Williams. The Bafana Bafana captain and Mamelodi Sundowns shot-stopper claimed nearly every individual accolade on offer. Following his heroics that propelled Bafana to a bronze medal finish at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, Williams scooped a total of five notable awards. The 32-year-old’s inspired performance in the quarter-final victory over Cape Verde turned him into a household name. On that occasion, he saved four spot kicks in the 2-1 penalty shootout victory, earning him the Goalkeeper of the Tournament prize. Williams also added the African Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year award to his collection while he also won the Interclub Player of the Year award, among many other wins and nomination
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