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Sono: Bafana underachieved

Johannesburg - Bafana Bafana could have fared better in the 2010 World Cup given the support the team received before the tournament, former national team coach Jomo Sono said on Friday.

"I strongly believe we could have done better with the preparations we put in and the money we put in," he told journalists at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg.

Sono would have preferred if Bafana Bafana, as the host nation, had gone further in the tournament, but was proud the national side beat France in its last match. He added that sometimes African teams tended to play more "individually", rather than as a collective.

"There are too many individual players who want to play for themselves instead of for the team as a whole."

He was not interested in returning to coach the home team and believed someone younger would be more fitting.

"I would not consider going back, as I had my time... It would be advisable to get somebody younger in South Africa."

Should either Ghana or Ivory Coast go further in the tournament, they would carry the continent's hopes. Ghana was the only African country that had made it to the next round of the tournament. The Black Stars would play the United States in the round of 16 teams in Rustenburg on Saturday evening.

Organising committee spokesman Jermaine Craig urged South Africans to support Ghana.
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