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"Bafana Bafana" is a nickname given to the national side by its fans. It is Zulu and translates literally as "the boys, the boys". Its actual meaning in Zulu is, "Go boys" [53] [54] South Africa (Women's) Banyana Banyana Girls Girls "Banyana Banyana" is a nickname given to the national women side by its fans.
It is meant to reflect the team's gutsy and feisty nature. "Maldita" in Filipino slang could alternatively mean "bratty" hence coach Marlon Maro in 2021 proposed the discontinue the usage of the nickname. [41] [42] [43] Filipinas: Filipino women Nickname officially adopted by the federation in March 2022 to replace Malditas. [44] South Korea ...
The South Africa national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international soccer and is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for Soccer in South Africa. Nicknamed Bafana Bafana (The Boys in Zulu ), the team's home ground is FNB Stadium , which is located in Johannesburg .
The following is a list of nicknames of national association football teams. FIFA teams. AFC (Asia) CAF (Africa) ...
Nigeria's Ademola Lookman picked up the men's African Footballer of the Year award after coming 14th in the global Ballon d'Or vote. The 27-year-old was named in the Afcon team of the tournament ...
The 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the 2025 U20 AFCON or 2025 AFCON U20 for short and as the 2025 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, is the 18th edition (25th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial African international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football.
The 2021 AFCON started on 9 January 2022, and Nigeria was the only team in the tournament to win all three group stage matches after defeating Egypt 1–0, Sudan 3–1, and Guinea-Bissau 2–0. [35] However, Nigeria lost 1–0 in the round of 16 to Tunisia on 23 January.
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