The president of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Danny Jordaan, has hailed the U20 side for their victory in the Cosafa U20 Youth Championship.
Amajita, as the South African side is known in football circles, made the country proud following their 2-0 win over Kenya on Saturday.
In welcoming Shakes Mashaba and his boys on their return from Lesotho, Jordaan said the team brought happiness to the country.
“This team is on the M-Road; from Maseru to Moscow. But en route to Moscow, they will have to go through Rio in 2016 for the Under-23 Olympics in Brazil. But you (Under-20) have brought happiness to the country and wherever Madiba is, he is happy about your achievements. Madiba was not a quitter and was not after easy challenges. He pursued goals to the end – and I am seeing this trait in the way this Under-20 squad plays. Today we celebrate the Reconciliation Day, which in essence is the Madiba Day because he is the architect of what this day stands for,” Jordaan told safa.net.
