Zebras serve Bafana cold revenge

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Glimpse into the future: Zebras' midfielder Mpho Kgaswane produces an exquisite pass to pick out Joel Mogorosi and send Clayton Daniels the wrong way during Sunday's COSAFA Cup quarterfinal tie against SoutH Africa in Moruleng. PIC: KABO MPAETONA

The Moruleng crowd bellowed raucously as the man with the longest name on the pitch, Kwandakwensizwa Ishmael Mngonyama, stepped forward to take Bafana Bafana’s eighth penalty.

The rising noise was a clumsy attempt at intimidating Zebras goalkeeper, Kabelo Dambe as Botswana handed South Africa a 7-6 defeat in the quarterfinals of the COSAFA Challenge Cup. It appeared Dambe had been sedated as he collapsed in despair with the ball moving in the opposite direction.

The ball appeared headed for the far corner, but within a blink of an eye, disaster struck for the South Africans.

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Zebras serve Bafana cold revenge

The Moruleng crowd bellowed raucously as the man with the longest name on the pitch, Kwandakwensizwa Ishmael Mngonyama, stepped forward to take Bafana Bafana’s eighth penalty.

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