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11-05-2025
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Molefi Ntseki's local-based Bafana qualify for Chan
Image: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix Coach Molefi Ntseki's local-based Bafana Bafana have qualified for the African Nations Championship (Chan) for the first time since 2014 with their 2-0 victory against Malawi at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday. The South Africans lost the first leg in Lilongwe 1-0 so progress 2-1 on aggregate in the Confederation of African Football's (Caf) competition for local-based national teams. The Bafana developmental side, consisting mostly of fringe players not being featured much recently at their Betway Premiership clubs, took the lead in the second leg and levelled the tie via TS Galaxy striker Victor Letsoalo's 12th-minute strike. Maema's goal. SA 2 Malawi 0 โ Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) May 11, 2025 The winner came from captain and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Neo Maema's close-range strike in the 87th. Former Bafana senior team and Kaizer Chiefs coach Ntseki was roped in to take charge of the Chan squad because South Africa assistant coach Helman Mkhalele, who normally oversees games in the competition, had to be part of the front-line combination's World Cup qualifiers in the previous round. Ntseki steered South Africa to beating Egypt 4-2 on aggregate in the first round of the second qualifier tournament. ๐๏ธ โ๐๐ธโโ'๐ โ๐ผ๐ธโ๐๐๐โ ๐๏ธ ๐ฃ๏ธ "๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ - ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐" Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki after qualifying for the 2024 African Nations Championship finals! #SABCSportFootball #TotalEnergiesCHAN โ SABC Sport (@SABC_Sport) May 11, 2025 South Africa initially withdrew from the Chan, which the country has generally regarded as not being worthy of time, effort and expenses to reach, but were coaxed back to the competition by a back door by the Confederation of African Football (Caf). Nineteen teams had qualified for the tournament. After withdrawals by Tunisia and Libya Caf introduced a second qualifier tournament between seven 're-engaged' sides, including South Africa, to determine the final two slots. The Chan is being hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in August.
TimesLIVE
09-05-2025
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Bafana Chan coach Ntseki welcomes Maema and several reinforcements for Malawi clash
Bafana Bafana have been boosted by the availability of Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Neo Maema ahead of the African Nations Championship (Chan) second leg qualifier against Malawi at Loftus Versfeld stadium on Sunday. Coach Molefi Ntseki also welcomed Ndumulelo Maphangule and Simon Ramabu (Polokwane City), Victor Letsoalo and Kamogelo Sebelebele (TS Galaxy) and Siyanda Msani (University of Pretoria). Ntseki missed the services of the players during last week's first leg in a game that Malawi won 1-0 at home in Lilongwe. In preparation for the clash, SA played a training match against Motsepe Foundation Championship side Casric Stars at Loftus on Thursday and Ntseki is happy with preparations. 'I think the first one was us playing the game we played in Malawi and the plan was to get a goal and not to concede. Unfortunately, we struggled with the game management,' he said.
