South Africa coach Broos concedes Cameroon defeat

South Africa are out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a defeat to Cameroon at the Al Medina Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, in the last 16 stage of the tournament on Sunday.

Goals from defender Junior Tchamadeu in the 34th minute and Christian Kofane two minutes after the restart in the second half gave Cameroon the advantage before Evidence Makgopa pulled one back for the South African senior men’s national team two minutes from regulation time.

With a bit of luck, the game could have seen a different outcome had the opportunities that Bafana Bafana created during the match managed to find the back of the net.

“We are very disappointed and sad that we have been eliminated. I think we had the right plan and everybody saw that, especially in the first half. We had three good chances in the first half, and the game could have been (over) then,” said Broos.

“That’s the way life is. Our team did not deserve to lose tonight; this is not the result we came for, but we have to acknowledge that it is what it is. We will now focus on preparing for our future objectives, with the World Cup in our sights.”

Bafana Bafana will return to their base in Marrakech on Monday, 5 January 2025 before finally heading back home to South Africa.