Johannesburg - South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena is the latest person to announce that Bafana Bafana should have their sights set on winning the Soccer World Cup.Bafana Bafana trainingFollowing on from Matthew Booth's comments that the national side "have a very good chance of going all the way", the Portsmouth defender has announced that the Cup will stay in Africa.These words echo President Jacob Zuma's, while SAFA President Kirsten Nematandani also made mention of the fact that he has high hopes for Bafana.Mokoena told BBC's African sports program, Fast Track: "This event is big for the African continent and we know it's going to be hard."But we're the hosts, so we have to do well."Doing well means making sure that the Cup stays in South Africa."Mokoena also wants all the African sides to show the rest of the world what their players are capable of and says this World Cup presents an ideal opportunity.He added: "It's the first World Cup ever in the history of this tournament in Africa and it's an opportunity for South Africa and the African continent to showcase how much talent we have," he said."As players, we've come to Europe and we've done well as individuals."We have so many players in big teams and those big teams rely on African players."So it's about time we showcase that talent in Africa."
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