Belligerent Bafana honour Clive Barker's memory with thunderous and deserved win against Morocco
At the FNB Stadium
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Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored in the second half for South Africa as the Bafana Bafana once again proved a bogey team for the Atlas Lions, whose Achraf Hakimi missed a penalty.
It started after the game when Morocco coach Walid Regragui approached Congo captain Chancel Mbemba, who had already received a yellow card for arguing with the referee. Mbemba clearly disagreed with what Regragui said and made signs for the video referee as players from both teams rushed in and officials struggled to control the situation as pushing and shoving ensued.
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RABAT: Morocco’s national soccer team are set to return home Tuesday after accomplishing the seemingly impossible feat of finishing fourth at the World Cup in Qatar. Tens of thousands of Moroccans were expected to turn out to greet the players. As the first African or Arab team to reach the World Cup semifinals, the Moroccan team, known as the Atlas Lions, made history and were one of the big success stories of this year’s tournament, the first hosted by an Arab nation.
Morocco coach Walid Regragui said he believes an African team will win the World Cup in the next "15 to 20 years" after his team finished fourth in Qatar.
Paul Corry joins Mikey Stafford and Peter Branigan to look back on France's 2-0 semi-final win over Morocco, as the holders ended the North African Cinderella story.