In the most exciting and heartwarming victory, the war torn country of Mali has beaten Afcon hosts South Africa to advance to semi-finals. They tied the match 1-1, went scoreless in extra time.  They won 3-1 in penalty shootouts, effectively ousting Bafana from the tournament. Tokelo Rantie scored first for…

Just so that everyone is clear, this piece should be considered as a follow-up to one that was written a year ago debating on the importance of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012. Listen!!! the tournament where top 16 countries of Africa compete against each other is critical…