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A good plan and solid preparation paid off for the South African national under-17 team when they beat reigning African champs Nigeria 1-0 in an "unforgettable" semi-final CAF African Youth Championship match on Wednesday afternoon.

With South Africa at 14/1 favourites to win the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, they certainly stand out as the wild cards of the event. They are placed in the tournament’s group of death, with Ghana, Senegal and Algeria having better odds of winning the tournament. We analyse Bafana Bafana and their chances of bringing home the cup.

Bafana Bafana rounded off their preparations for this year's CAF Africa Cup of Nations with a fine display as they dismantled Mali 3-0 at Stade Monedan in Libreville, Gabon, on Wednesday.

Danny Jordaan has said South Africa does not have a large pool of young football players. But a number of initiatives are being put in place to develop athletes to compete in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. There are plenty of mountains to climb on the way there, but there is a passion to succeed.

Cape Town will open the third-ever African Nations Championship with a glittering, music-filled ceremony on Saturday, ahead of the first game between Bafana Bafana and its neighbour Mozambique. Find out all you need to know about this uniquely African football tournament.