TOM EATON | Banyana bring back the feelgood factor after Safa and Bafana’s own goals

Not even self-absorbed Safa could put a kibosh on Banyana’s march to the World Cup knock-out stages

03 August 2023 - 21:20

Whatever happens on Sunday against the mighty Netherlands, Banyana Banyana have already done something extraordinary at the current football World Cup, not just for the morale of sports lovers in South Africa but for our struggling society as a whole. ..

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