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मैगज़्टर गोल्ड के साथ असीमित हो जाओ

मैगज़्टर गोल्ड के साथ असीमित हो जाओ

10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं, समाचार पत्रों और प्रीमियम कहानियों तक असीमित पहुंच प्राप्त करें सिर्फ

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The coach didn't have the full pool...

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August 21, 2025

We played four matches, winning one and drawing three; and sometimes you question our players' commitment if you draw three matches against the likes of Algeria, Niger and Uganda - teams that also brought their home-based players - it looks like they prepared better than us.

- Thulasizwe Mbuyane, former Bafana Bafana striker

That means we also need to look at the kind of players we select for such a tournament. Yes, I know the coach didn't have the full pool of players to select

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यह कहानी Soccer Laduma के August 21, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।

हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।

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