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South Africa has missed the African Cup of Nations after a 2-0 loss to the Falcons at Omdurman
South Africa have missed qualification for the African Cup of Nations after falling in a two-goal loss to Sudan in Saturday’s life-and-death match.
After the Bafana Bafana failed to do their homework against Ghana on March 25, they dropped it for their final Group C match to secure qualification.
A home win against the Black Stars on Thursday would have brought South Africa to the brink of the Nations Cup, but instead, the 1-1 draw at FNB Stadium means they headed for Sunday’s encounter with Sudan just one point ahead. of the Jediane Falcons.
Still, a draw at Omdurman would have favored South Africa, which would have progressed out of the group along with Ghana. However, two goals in the first half, from Saifeldin Malik Bakhit and Mohammed Abdel-Rahman, left the visitors with a mountain to climb and they were ultimately unable to return to competition.
Sudan’s victory means they overtake the Bafana and qualify alongside Ghana, who defeated Sao Tome and Principe in their final qualification on Sunday.
South Africa needed two goals in the second half, and no more goals conceded, to advance to Cameroon and avoid the ignominy of missing the Nations Cup, but despite good interaction between the forwards, they failed to upset the hosts. ‘ goal.
The defeat means that the Bafana Bafana will miss the Nations Cup for the fifth time in their history, and the fourth since conquering the continent in 1996. The defeat of South Africa also means that they will be absent from the tournament for the first time since 2017.
Before the game there were some questions about whether the game would be broadcast or not, and many people wondered: “Will Bafana Bafana be televised today?” or “What channel is Bafana Bafana playing on today?”
Bafana had been anticipated to be on SABC 1, but before the game, the South African Broadcasting Corporation revealed in a heavily worded tweet that they had been excluded from the match’s broadcast rights.
Fortunately, there were other options available to South African fans, even if fans were unable to watch the game through mainstream media, although after a poor display from Bafana, few will remember this contest fondly.
