Ten Facts about Bafana Bafana Coach, Joel Santana

Since he arrived in South Africa in May last year as Carlos Alberto Parreira’s replacement as coach of Bafana Bafana, Joe Santana with his Brazilian style coaching has certainly made a great difference to the South African national team. The fourth place in the recent Confederation Cup showed a Bafana Bafana that was still a bit rough around the edges, but that was arising from the ashes.

Maybe it was the sound of the vuvuzela’s or the passion of the fans that lifted the players, but it seems like Joel Santana’s Brazilian magic is working out right for our boys.

Let’s get to know the coach a bit better. Here are ten facts about Pappa Joel:

Joel Santana, South African National Football Coach.

He played central defender
In Brazil, Santana is one of the few managers to win the Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janiero State Championship) with each one of the four big clubs of the state (Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, and Vasco da Gama)
Coaching Bafana Bafana is Santana

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Hi there. I want to go see the Bafana Bafana vs. Ghana match but I see that tickets are on sale for R100 from Computicket. Do you know of the price has changed from R50 to R100? Or can I get them from R50 somewhere?
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Before match all ticket are going to sale.

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