Former Mamelodi Sundowns captain Hlompho Kekana reflected on his best goal for Bafana Bafana, which earned a nomination for the prestigious FIFA Puskas Award.
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During his playing days, the Sundowns legend has the healthy reputation of not only being a serial winner but also possessed lethal ball-striking ability.
The 39-year-old made 21 caps for Bafana Bafana and scored on three occasions, with one of those goals being a screamer against Cameroon in 2016.
On this day, nine years ago, Kekana stunned the Cameroonian supporters in Limbe with an audacious but stunning goal from inside his own half when Bafana Bafana played out a 2-2 draw with the west African giants in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
????Hlompho Kekana#TheBest FIFA #Puskas Award 2016 Candidate??????For his long-ranger vs Cameroon??https://t.co/KEa4QMDgkz pic.twitter.com/qmwDr1Mjv7
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) November 21, 2016
The retired midfield general took to Instagram to mark the ninth anniversary of his goal, which was shortlisted for the FIFA Puskas Award. This was Kekana's first of two nominations for the elite accolade in his career.
"On this day some years ago, I scored goal of the century. Oh, poor goalkeeper," wrote Kekana in captioning his clip of the special goal on Instagram.
Relive the wonder strike below:
??AFRICAN MAGIC MOMENTS ??Hlompho Kekana's ???? long range beauty for South Africa ??Cameroon???? 2 ??? 2 ????South Africa ??AFCON 2017 Q??26 March 2016?? Limbe Stadium ????This goal earned him a nomination for the FIFA Puskás Award in 2016 pic.twitter.com/u3jLeA4WG9
— AfricaFootballClassics (@AfricaClassic) March 25, 2019
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