Bafana target a winning start against Angola

WHEN Bafana Bafana kick off their AFCON campaign against Angola tomorrow evening, the team will be fired up to deliver a performance aligning with their lofty aspirations.

- HERMAN GIBBS

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Both teams know the significance of this opening Group F tournament encounter, which Sudanese referee Mahmood Ismail will officiate in Marrakech. Securing maximum points from the very start will be key to building momentum on the road to continental glory.

Angola, a rising force in African football, is not participating in this tournament by chance. They emerged as one of the standout surprise packages in the last Afcon held in the Ivory Coast, impressively finishing at the top of a challenging group that included heavyweights Algeria and Burkina Faso.