
Wasteful Bafana Bafana crash out of AFCON 2025
Cameroon have ended Bafana Bafana’s AFCON 2025 dream after a 2-1 win at the Al Medina Stadium in Rabat, Morooco.
WEDNESDAY, 07 JANUARY 2026, 02:07

Cameroon have ended Bafana Bafana’s AFCON 2025 dream after a 2-1 win at the Al Medina Stadium in Rabat, Morooco.

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