Cape Town - Congratulations accompanied by hilarious memes flooded in after Bafana Bafana qualified for the African Cup of Nations in Egypt after a vital away win over Libya.
Percy Tau scored a brace to lead Bafana Bafana to a historic 2-1 win over Libya at the Stade Taïeb Mhiri stadium in Sfax, Tunisia on Sunday.
Tau broke the deadlock after 50 minutes with a snap shot before Libya equalised with a Benali penalty in the 65th but the visitors restored their lead three minutes later when Tau fired in a shot from the left to ensure his country progressed.
Congratulations to Stuart Baxter's side flooded in on social media after the final whistle with fellow players, coaches and fans praising their impressive result.
Now this is what we want to see! A winning team for a winning nation - well done to @BafanaBafana for having qualified for the @CAF_Online AFCON after defeating Libya 2-1 in Tunisia. We are very proud, and we are with you all the way to Egypt. #AFCON2019Q pic.twitter.com/zXttpSMBFm
— President Cyril Ramaphosa ???? (@CyrilRamaphosa) March 25, 2019
It's a celebration. Well done @BafanaBafana siyaya eEgypt @Banyana_Banyana siya eFrance @AmajitaU20 siyaya ePoland @SAFA_net from all of us at @Banyana_Banyana congratulations pic.twitter.com/cRBwbvZoy1
— Banyana_Banyana (@Banyana_Banyana) March 24, 2019
Well done Bafana Bafana...#OneNationOneBeer...Now let’s move forward and go surprise all in Egypt for the 2019 Afcon..You made us all proud...You are moving in the right direction...Awesome result and proud South African!!
— Mark Fish (@markfish74) March 24, 2019
Congrats #bafanabafana.Egypt here we come ????????????????
— Steven Pienaar (@therealstevenpi) March 24, 2019
Well done and congratulations ?? @BafanaBafana it was not pretty but through.@SAFA_net #Egypt2019
— Lucas Radebe (@LucasRadebe) March 24, 2019
Bravo???????? pic.twitter.com/4wAm4km0Fo
— Ayanda Patosi (@AyandaPatosi) March 24, 2019
Looking forward to watching more of Percy Tau at the Africa Cup of Nations. Looks like a real talent. Difference maker for South Africa.
— John Bennett (@JohnBennettBBC) March 24, 2019
Come on Percy Tau..!!!
— Amanda toki Dlamini (@Amanda_Dlamini9) March 24, 2019
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A brace in this crucial game..! #Bafana2AFCON
Percy Tau with an exquisite finish. pic.twitter.com/wKh968woq9
— Juniuer (@juniuer) March 24, 2019
Hai no shem, niyababa. @BafanaBafana, take the fire to AFCON. #AFCON2019Q ???? pic.twitter.com/Qr6C6rikC9
— NandosSA (@NandosSA) March 24, 2019
Bafana bafana bunch of winners !!! Salute! You earned it boys qualified . @BafanaBafana
— Mr Fearfokkol | Forever Young (@MbalulaFikile) March 24, 2019
Since June2017 we had rollercoaster thrilling journey causing to those not qualifying enormous frustrations while to those that were qualifying caused unbelievable hapiness to be at finals EGYPT2019.We got 9WAFU,5COSAFA,4CECAFA,4UNAF,2UNIFFAC countries qualified
— MICHOcoach-WOLF OF SERBIA (@michocoach) March 24, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS pic.twitter.com/zMOjAPMAUS
Fantastic performance Keet & Tau ?????????? pic.twitter.com/hq16l9EzYw
— Janine Van Wyk (@Janinevanwyk5) March 24, 2019
Keet deserves a piece of land pic.twitter.com/YT9nqS69c6
— Mathseti (@Mathseti) March 24, 2019
Percy Tau and Darren Keet played like they were promised a Generator by Eskom #AFCON2019Q
— Da Great ???? (@Tumelo_Sokratis) March 24, 2019
Darren Keet can also save Eskom ?? pic.twitter.com/JP1YnhskNx
— Ruiz Blac???? (@RuizBlac99) March 24, 2019