CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa are considering getting rid of the Bafana Bafana nickname their national team have been tagged with for decades and introducing a new strip as they seek to turn a new chapter.
The popular nickname, a Zulu expression that closely translates as ‘the lads', has been a popular moniker for the side from soon after South Africa's return to the international arena in 1992 after decades of Apartheid enforced isolation.
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