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January 3, 2026
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South Africa's Broos ready for AFCON reunion with Cameroon

South Africa's Broos ready for AFCON reunion with Cameroon

Hugo Broos is hoping to lead South Africa to Cup of Nations glory in Morocco but standing in his team's way in the last 16 on Sunday are Cameroon...

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South Africa's national football team, Bafana Bafana, led by coach Hugo Broos, will face Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 in Rabat on Sunday. This reunion is particularly notable as Broos previously led Cameroon to an unlikely AFCON victory in 2017.

  • Hugo Broos, aged 73, previously coached Cameroon to their fifth continental crown in 2017.
  • Cameroon entered the AFCON in disarray after their national team coach, Marc Brys, was sacked weeks before by football federation president Samuel Eto'o.
  • The upcoming match will be only the second meeting between South Africa and Cameroon at the AFCON; South Africa won the first encounter 3-0 in 1996.

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