Benni, Shabba, Nienaber & More Congratulate Bafana

South African football legends, the Springboks and other local teams congratulated Bafana for their progression to the last eight at AFCON.

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Bafana Bafana became the latest giant killers at this year's Africa Cup of Nations, upsetting the continent's number one team to progress to the Quarter-finals.

Goals from Teboho Mokoena and Evidence Makgopa were enough to see off the Atlas Lions, who missed a penalty in the 80th minute and a Sofyan Amrabat red card that lead to Mokoena's dagger. 

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Here's how the various legends in South African football, the Boks and local football clubs congratulated Bafana...

Bafana Kaofela!

It's a good time to be a Bafana Bafana fan today after Hugo Broos' men downed the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists, 2-0 at the Laurent Pokou Stadium in San Pedro.

Bafana progress to the last eight to face Cape Verde, who have enjoyed a fairytale run at this year's AFCON, remaining unbeaten in the four matches they've played so far.

It was a near perfect tactical display from Bafana, highlighted by a memorable performance in the middle of the park from Mamelodi Sundowns' Teboho Mokoena.

As expected, social media was a buzz after the final whistle was blown. Former Bafana stars and legends such as; Mark Fish, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Dean Furman, Shaun Bartlett and Benni McCarthy all showed love to Bafana for their remarkable win:

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Veteran coaches Pitso Mosimane and Gavin Hunt were also incredibly proud of the effort from some of their former players:

The Springboks Twitter/X page, the players and DStv Premierships big guns Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs and SuperSport United all heaped praise on Bafana:

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