Bafana Bafana beat Morocco 1-0 in the final of the African Cup of Nations. Achraf Hakimi missed a penalty for the Atlas Lions.

The Springboks showed personality and courage to make life difficult for their opponents. Teboho Mokoena was man of the match for the South African side. South Africa remains South Africa in rugby or football, the Hugo Bross players knew they were going to have to impose a significant physical challenge on their opponents and did it brilliantly.