Today in SA sports history: January 15
2002 — Benni McCarthy scores just before halftime to secure a 1-0 victory for Bafana Bafana against Angola in a friendly at Mmabatho Stadium. It was their last warm-up match ahead of the African Nations’ Cup tournament in Mali.
2006 — Giniel de Villiers and his Swedish co-driver Tina Thörner finish the Dakar Rally in second position overall, completing the Lisbon-to-Dakar route in a Volkswagen in 54hr 05 min 25 sec, 00:17:53 behind French winners Luc Alphand and Gilles Picard in a Mitsubishi. De Villiers and Thörner won one stage.
2014 — Bernard Parker scores from a controversial penalty as Bafana Bafana draw 1-1 against Mali in their Africa Nations Championship (Chan) group match at the Cape Town stadium. Mali had been penalised after a dramatic dive by Lindokuhle Mbatha outside the box. That gave SA a 1-0 lead, but Mali equalised through Ibourahima Sidibe in the 55th minute.
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