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'I have failed as Bafana Bafana coach' - Ntseki owns up to Afcon failure

The South Africa coach faces a bleak future after his team blew a chance for a successive appearance at the continental tournament

Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki has accepted responsibility for his team’s failure to secure a ticket for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals.

A 2-0 defeat away in Sudan on Sunday shattered South Africa’s hopes of appearing at the Afcon finals to be staged in Cameroon in January 2022.

The loss in Sudan completed a difficult finish to their qualifying campaign after they were held 1-1 by Ghana at home three days earlier to end placed third in Group C.