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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Bafana Bafana emerging victorious against Morocco on Tuesday night had South African soccer fans buzzing with excitement.<\/p>\n

The country is looking forward to what the national team has up its sleeve as it continues to try to bring home the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) trophy.<\/p>\n

Bafana coach Hugo Broos said the team was able to capitalise on opportunities missed by Morocco.<\/p>\n

Broos conceded Bafana’s victory against the north African football team did not come easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u0308 don\u2019t think I have to tell you I am very happy today. We beat Morocco,\u201d Broos said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it is not only because we are in the quarterfinals, but beating a team like Morocco is something special.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very good team with very good players, but we did the right analysis, and today the tactics were the right ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Football fans could not hide their happiness, taking to social media to express how proud they were of Bafana.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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