Raise a glass to Broos and his team

You've got to give it to Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos and his brave players, who never stopped believing they could qualify for next year's Fifa World Cup in North America, despite all the challenges thrown at them.

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And there were plenty of challenges, especially after being docked three points for fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho in March, and heaping more pressure on their qualification with a goalless draw against bottom-of-the-table Zimbabwe in their penultimate match - an away fixture played at home last week.