2022 Review | A year of hiccups for Broos and Bafana, but valuable Afcon ticket within reach

Missing out on featuring at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (held in January/February 2022) and the 2022 FIFA World Cup was a bitter pill to swallow for Bafana Bafana, but also familiar to the football-loving South African palate.

Ambitious Belgian-born head coach Hugo Broos has spoken openly about turning around the fortunes of the men's national senior team, but he has faced more stumbling blocks than he should have in the past 12 months.

Here's how 2022 went for Bafana Bafana: