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BOWING OUT: Members of the Zim national team

Whipped Warriors exit AFCON with a whimper

A few years back, then South Africa’s Sports Minister, Fikile Mbalula referred to their national team, Bafana Bafana as a bunch of losers.

This was after their poor performance at the 2014 Africa Cup of Nations, when, despite being the hosts, they failed to make it out of the group stages – incidentally, Zimbabwe finished a commendable fourth at that tournament.

Sadly, there was to be no repeat of such heroics at the on-going AFCON in Cameroon.

Indeed, the ‘bunch of losers’ reference crossed my mind this week as I reflected on our national...

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