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South Africa, who won this tournament 1996 are through to the quarter-finals after a 2-0 win against pre-tournament favourites Morocco. The Atlas Lions who got to the World Cup semi-final, progressed through to the knockout stages of the tournament but were never truly convinced in the Ivory Coast.

In this game against The Bafana Bafana, Morocco missed a penalty. The usually reliable Achraf Hakimi missing a late spot-kick. Having seen so many cup upsets through an action-packed African Cup Of Nations, one would have been forgiven to think there would be a sense of calm now, but it’s not on the cards just yet.

South Africa will face fellow surprise package Cape Verde in the quarter-finals. With shocks and upset results like this, you wish the tournament wouldn’t end. That’s exactly what I said when talking about Qatar 2022.

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