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Football Glossary: Bafana Bafana

Bafana Bafana

This is the nickname of the South African football team. It means ‘Go boys! Go boys!

  • Example: Bafana Bafana are hoping to win the 2015 African Cup of Nations
    • Find out more about this phrase by reading the transcript below and listening to the audio.
    • You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football glossary here.
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