
AFCON 2025: Ex-FIFA referee on VAR controversy in Bafana Bafana loss
Bafana Bafana lost 1-0 to Egypt but that encounter was marred by a controversial VAR decision that went against Hugo Broos’ side.
SUNDAY, 11 JANUARY 2026, 01:45

Bafana Bafana lost 1-0 to Egypt but that encounter was marred by a controversial VAR decision that went against Hugo Broos’ side.

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