Bafana Bafana’s humbling elimination from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) at the hands of Cameroon in Rabat on Sunday should serve as a wake-up call for the team before the 2026 Fifa World Cup. Bafana were largely underwhelming at this Afcon in Morocco, where they were dumped out of the last 16 by Cameroon, suffering a 2-1 defeat, meaning coach Hugo Broos and his technical team have a lot to ponder. Afcon Talking Point: Bafana Afcon elimination, timely wake-up call ahead of World Cup.pic.twitter.com/CVY6HII9Oh Broos haspromised a thorough evaluationof what went wrong for a team that arrived in Morocco as dark horses, given their bronze medal in Ivory Coast in early 2024.
It will be good to see consequences for the technical team, players and staff members who were found wanting at the tournament. Watch asMahlatse Mphahlelebreaks down these issues. •Mahlatse Mphahlele has filed his Daily Afcon Talking Point every day as he has covered the 2025 Nations Cup for Arena Holdings from Morocco.
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