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[WATCH] Showered with love: Bafana Bafana appreciated at OR Tambo arrival

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Salute: SA span and top brass. Picture: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

A sea of red welcomed Bafana Bafana at OR Tambo on Valentine’s Day yesterday to give Hugo Broos and his players some love after their heroics at the African Cup of Nations.

South Africa beat the odds to finish third in Ivory Coast after beating Congo 6-5 on penalties.

A huge crowd largely made up of EFF fans gathered early on Wednesday morning to greet their heroes as they set foot in Mzansi.

FANFARE: Bafana’s supporters. Picture: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

Sports Minister Zizi Kodwa was among those present and had many thanks for the coach and his team, saying: “I want to once more thank you coach for bringing this moment of hope to the country. We have not had this moment with Bafana Bafana for the longest time.

“You have brought us hope. You have brought us a game-changer in football...”

Praised: Hugo Broos Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

Safa president Danny Jordaan adds: “I want again to thank the coach. We started a long journey, we had many fights with the coach and he is not going to run away from a fight. He runs towards a fight. “And you know that he has very strong views and is not afraid to express it. In the end, you could see the team shaping up and the team that played was his creation. I want to thank him for not stepping back, being relentless in pursuit of building the team that he thought would win the Afcon.”

Broos, meanwhile, says: “So, this is the work of a whole team, a whole team that I asked for…”

Captain Ronwen Williams, who alongside Teboho Mokoena were included in the Team of the Tournament, adds: “We’re still living in the moment. It still feels unreal, what we’ve achieved over the last few weeks…

“I’m just proud of the boys for the brotherhood, the brotherhood we had from day one...”

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