Following Bafana Bafana’s 1-0 victory over 7-time AFCON champions Egypt, South Africa proceeds to the last 8, while Egypt goes out of the tournament.
Below are some Twitter reactions we selected:
Congratulations to Bafana Bafana who have beaten the host country Egypt tonight and have advanced to the next stage in the #AFCON2019. Keep making your country proud #EGYRSA pic.twitter.com/z1UsXe2KBZ
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) July 6, 2019
Egypt have hosted AFCON more times than any other nation (5) and have only ever lost two knockout matches during those tournaments:
1974 vs. Zaire
2019 vs. South AfricaAn incredible win for Bafana Bafana. πΏπ¦ pic.twitter.com/7QapP5AH2K
— Squawka (@Squawka) July 6, 2019
What a goal Bafana Bafana!!! ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) July 6, 2019
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Massive congratulations to Bafana Bafana whoβve stunned the Cairo International Stadium πΏπ¦πΏπ¦πΏπ¦β£
The boys have made the nation proud by defeating African giants Egypt with a goal by Thembinkosi Lorch π― pic.twitter.com/oUuO6eozOT— Cape Town City FC (@CapeTownCityFC) July 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/father_bright/status/1147613355068338176
#EGYRSA
Mo salah kept quiet…
Respect for you bro pic.twitter.com/q7yAX7wgw5— Tshephang (@fenga123) July 6, 2019
Bafana Bafana have done the #LimpopoConnection proud. Simunye!
@BafanaBafana pic.twitter.com/mG1YMaSQx2— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) July 6, 2019
Thank you South Africa! I can sleep well tonight. You have undone the Shame of Southern Africa?! pic.twitter.com/BGN62KoHSW
— Toneo T N Toneo (@toneo1st) July 6, 2019
Moses has divided the sea and made a way. #EGYRSA pic.twitter.com/HghaocNjPB
— Xolani wa moTswana (@IPatmate) July 6, 2019
A great day for South Africa, the Proteas and Bafana Bafana making our nation proud once again.
We are a proud nation, kubo!#ProteaFire #BafanaBafana
— Mmusi Maimane MP (@MmusiMaimane) July 6, 2019
I like the way the commentator says Bafana Bafana π#EGYRSA pic.twitter.com/DTj7m1YCij
— Buntu (@mgxotwa) July 6, 2019
The Pharaohs dynasty ended. Egypt sent packing, sent back to hide in the pyramids for a while. Well done β¦@BafanaBafanaβ©. You have lifted the hearts of Southern Africa. #AFCON2019 pic.twitter.com/GmSiFJt9Oi
— Privilege Musvanhiri πΏπΌ (@Musvanhiri) July 6, 2019
Mo Salad came all the way from Liverpool to be an #Afcon2019 observer
— African (@ali_naka) July 6, 2019
jonathan moyo is brazen.there is not even a remnant of development of soccer at grassroots level in zimbabwe because him and cohorts embezzled all funds for idiotic and selfish reasons now he wants to be associated with bafana bafana,shame on you jonathan.i hope south africans will snub your gesture of appreciation with the derision it deserves.if you really loved sports as you seem,i would have thought a reasonable man would have adviced the former regime to invest in sports for the better of zimbabwe as a whole.not stealing,stealing,corruption,corruption.you will leave a bad legacy mate