Bafana Bafana received plenty of love from the Bloemfontein crowd, with skipper Ronwen Williams showing his appreciation after the full-time whistle was blown.
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Bafana Bafana fans in the city of roses came out in their numbers to show the national team support in their World Cup qualifier match against Zimbabwe.
Super-sub Thapelo Morena bagged a brace to keep Bafana Bafana's 2026 Fifa World Cup journey on track, with an impressive 3-1 win over Zimbabwe at the Free State Stadium on Tuesday.
Bafana are in second place in Group C with level on points with leaders Rwanda, who boast a superior goal difference. The players enjoyed a boisterous atmosphere at a packed Free State Stadium, from the first minute till after full-time.
Fans braved the 8 degrees Celsius cold to fill the 46 000-seater arena, evoking memories of Bloem supporters cheering on the now defunct Bloemfontein Celtic.
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A host of fans took to social media to share videos of the unreal atmosphere at the Toyota Stadium. Footage of the passionate crowd singing their hearts out to the players was also shared widely on the Twitter/X timeline:
Bloemfontein supporters deserve this after what happened to Bloemfontein Celtics.
— iBhubesi (@mabasotf) June 11, 2024
Easily the most intimidating fans in South Africa. pic.twitter.com/YDAkuKAsVY
The atmosphere was electric in Bloemfontein! ???? #BafanaBafana #WCQualifiers pic.twitter.com/NwHL4Hy4G4
— patty. (@jesuispattieb) June 11, 2024
Situation in Bloemfontein right now.
— Ntha Seboka (@Venolia_S) June 11, 2024
South Africa vs Zimbabwe ?? pic.twitter.com/moYiFKzRMl
Respect Bloemfontein ???? pic.twitter.com/3x5uZkcuFN
— Chocolate Papi 6?? (@Ramasela_10) June 11, 2024
???????? ???????? ??????!!!
— #UNPLAYABLE (@UnplayableZA) June 11, 2024
Thank you Free State ??pic.twitter.com/wybc7G32em
When last did bafana bafana play in front of such crowd???????????? Bloem pic.twitter.com/M6sx0BYSGR
— ??? (@IamLeeCore) June 11, 2024
The fans celebrating with the players after the match:
For coming to show the love ??, for the cheers, the support, for showing up! We dedicate this win to all of you whether you braved the cold at Free State stadium, or cheered from your couch at home! We felt the love Mzansi! ???? #BafanaPride pic.twitter.com/Vjlhdln2Bw
— Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) June 11, 2024
"I'm so proud to be leading this amazing group of players. I'm happy with the turn out, I'm glad we could give South Africa something to smile about. We've finished the season on a wonderful note, so, I'm happy and excited. What an atmosphere, amazing," reflects skipper Ronwen Williams in his post-match interview with Bafana's betting partners, 10Bet South Africa.
Here's what the rest of the players had to say on the Bloemfontein support:
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