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The spirit in the Bafana camp is quite high with iGwijo playing a major role in the team's morale. Here's a guide to at least three Gwijo songs sung by the players this AFCON. Check it out!

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Bafana Bafana have maintained plenty of positivity and spirit at the Africa Cup of Nations so far, arriving to stadiums with high energy! 

Gwijo songs form a prominent part of South African football culture and Bafana have embraced that with plenty of devotional pre-match anthems. 

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Let's take a look at the Gwijo songs belted out by the Bafana stars...

Bafana Bafana's unbreakable spirit

On the pitch, Hugo Broos' men have shown some moments of brilliance as well as their defensive frailties under pressure, losing 2-0 to Mali in their opener and a major 4-0 win over Namibia in Group E.

Before both their AFCON encounters, the boys have been doing what South African football teams at every level do, and that is sing Gwijo songs to calm their nerves. 

Like Banyana Banyana did at 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Bafana's players have used the sound of their own voices as a source of inspiration.

Roaring anthems such "Phambili ngeWar" have been sung by DStv Premiership clubs, schools, groups of supporters and plenty other communities, is one of the team's favourite songs in their Gwijo catalogue. 

They sang in perfect harmony before their loss to Mali, and it won't be a surprise if they enter the Tunisia game with it as well:

Before demolishing Namibia, the players made their intentions clear by singing "Asinalo uValo Thina" which loosely translates to; "We are not nervous," or "We have no anxiety."

Upon exiting the bus, the boys sang the uplifting "Asinalo uValo" and followed it up with another popular Gwijo; "Shona Amalanga":