THE moment that buried Bafana Bafana as Cameroon forward Christian Kofane scores their second goal during the Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 encounter in Rabat on Sunday night. Hugo Broos was left searching for words after Bafana Bafana’s Africa Cup of Nations journey ended abruptly at the hands of Cameroon, undone by missed opportunities and moments of defensive lapse in a high-stakes round-of-16 encounter. South Africa exited the tournament in Morocco despite a promising start that suggested they had the tools to trouble the five-time African champions.
Broos, visibly disappointed, believed the foundations for victory were laid early — but not capitalised on. “We are very disappointed and sad that we are eliminated today,” Broos said. “I think we had the right players and we had three big chances in the first half and normally the game is to be done then but when you miss those chances, you pay the bill (by conceding) with a lucky goal.” Bafana began the match on the front foot, moving the ball with purpose and breaking Cameroon’s structure with pace and intelligence.
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