Bafana can win Nations Cup, says Andre Arendse
Former national goalkeeper says old hands can help
Bafana Bafana goalkeeper coach Andre Arendse believes the current crop of players can emulate the class of 1996 by winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) to be held in Cameroon. Arendse is a veteran of 67 appearances for the national team and was part of Clive Barker’s team that won the 1996 Afcon title on home soil. The former goalkeeper says he has seen enough in Stuart Baxter’s team to convince him Bafana can pull a rabbit out of the hat and win a second Afcon tournament, which will for the first time feature 24 nations. Asked if he envisages Bafana going all the way in Cameroon, Arendse said: "The answer is definitely yes. The time that it takes to get there [win Afcon] it’s up to the players. "We had a process back in 1996 that started as soon as we got readmitted into international football ... around 1992." Arendse represented Bafana between 1995 and 2004 and has been part of many qualifying campaigns with the national team for the Afcon and the World Cup. "So the pro...
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