Overview
- The squad arrived at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning after the Round-of-16 elimination.
- Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie greeted the team at the airport and said they had made South Africa proud despite the early exit.
- Head coach Hugo Broos voiced disappointment, saying he wanted to return with the trophy and that the side played well but lacked luck.
- Cameroon won 2-1 in Rabat through goals by Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane before Evidence Makgopa pulled one back late.
- Bafana finished the tournament with two wins and two losses, six goals for and against, as attention turns to AFCON 2027 in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania under CAF’s move to a quadrennial cycle.