The South African national soccer team known as Bafana Bafana loses the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final game by 4-2 on penalties.
Many South Africans took to social media to share their thoughts on the game.
As heartbreaking as it may be for SA, many people remain proud of the boys as it has been a long time since they have had so much faith in the team.
Media personality Tumi Morale shared a picture of the team expressing how proud she is of the team for fighting a good fight.
She wrote, ” SO proud of y’all! Contending with history. Your tenacity, your spirit, ALLL the cardio work you put us through!”
“I believe you broke a very long curse and brought us back. It’s onwards and upwards from here,” she added.
She concluded her post by thanking the team, ” THANK YOU!!!!!!! What a ride! We’ll be there when you go back for that cup [heart emoji].”
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Taking to Facebook, one internet user Mawawa Diniso Xman shared a post and thanked the coach for all his good work.
In his post, he wrote, “Thank you very much Mkhulu [grandfather] Hugo Broos for having confidence in our DSTV Premier League players we are proud of you as the nation.”
“We don’t recall as to when Last did we have so much faith in our National Football team, all thanks to you Mkhulu Hugo Broos,” he added.
Another Facebook user wrote, ” Enkosi majita [thank you guys], you have done exactly what we have always wanted from you. We saw you fighting for each other, and you made us dream again.”
“This the Bafana Bafana we have been yearning for, from here we can only dust ourselves up and go forward,” he added.
One user commented, ” Today we were even much better and confident. What a great spectacle of football.”
Another one said:
“Ohh so proud of performance yamajita[guys], they left everything on the field. Forward we go from here.”
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