Terrible call from Broos to set up our play like that… defensive game from kick off? A Bafana back 5? No creativity up front? 100% coaches fault…#BafanaBafana
SA corporate is definitely not fully behind Bafana Bafana… always a different vibe for Springboks VS Bafana
Biggest sport in SA and our streets aren’t filled with Bafana pride? Conversation for another day.
In about 24hrs our boys will be at the Azteca chasing big dreams 🙏🏾 🇿🇦
@Yolulwe_Qoshe There’s a reason they’re pro-athletes brother. “Switching on” when being called upon by your national team at the WC is standard. Imagine failing to switch on being called up to play for the Spiringboks after a team injury? Would be unacceptable, even if you were on holiday
The first Africans to compete in the Olympic Games were two South Africans, Jan Mashiane and Len Taunyane, who competed in the Marathon at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics. Their participation in the infamous 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon is one of the most fascinating and bizarre chapters in sports history. Neither man traveled to the United States as an official Olympic athlete. They were in Missouri as part of the Boer War Spectacle at the World's Fair, which ran concurrently with the Games. They had previously served as dispatch runners during the Anglo-Boer War. They decided to enter the marathon on a whim just before the race began. Because officials struggled with their surnames, they were listed on the program as "LenTau" and "Yamasani". Taunyane was actually on pace for a much higher finish but was chased nearly a mile off-course by a pack of aggressive, wild dogs. Despite the canine detour and brutal conditions that caused 18 out of 32 runners to drop out, both South Africans finished the race. Taunyane finished 9th and Mashiane finished 12th. Source: Olympics, Missouri History Museum, African Global News.