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Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Bafana Bafan in the quarter finals





Finally, Bafana Bafana have managed to qualify to the quarter finals after many years.

It was one of the group that many thought will be a walk free for Bafana Bafana and Morocco, but thinks where not as expected.  
A draw was good enough to earn Bafana a place in the quarter finals, after the managed to get full four point from their first two games. 

Their draw against Morocco was the reason why they are on top of group A for the first time after some years.
The tournament newcomers, Cape Verde, were one of the underdogs. However, Tubarões Azuis (Blue Sharks) as their nickname, managed to reach the second stage of the tournament.

They defeated Angola 2-1 in the last game of the group stages and earned themselves a second spot in group A. 
That led to the two group A favourites, Angola and Morocco, to pack they bags and fly back home to watch the tournament on television.

Other teams that managed to qualify are Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Mali, Ghana and Nigeria. The last year champions, Zambia, are out of the tournament. There are two last games to be played in the group stages that will decide which last team will be in the quarter finals.
Tonight’s games are Algeria vs Ivory Coast at Royal Bafokeng Stadium; and Togo vs Tunisia at Mbombela Stadium. All games will be played at the sometime, which will be 19h00.

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