Bafana Bafana's friendly international matches against Zambia and Madagascar were both cancelled because of the threat of xenophobia.
The Madagascar FA released a Tweet (included below) with a statement explaining their priority is to ensure the safety of their players and they regret cancelling Saturday's match.
This comes after Chipolopolo, the original opponents for South Africa, had also cancelled their fixture for the same reasons.
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After hearing the news after training, Bafana midfielder Bongani Zungu gave an emotional statement to the media.
Zungu spoke to the SABC's Velile Mnyandu, and the standout line was, "No African is a foreigner in another African country.