Five Bafana players who should play in Europe after AFCON

Bafana Bafana’s 2-0 win over Morocco at the African Cup of Nations(AFCON) has shocked many football fans across the continent.

Second-half goals from Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena secured a quarter-final passage for Hugo Broos’men at this year’s AFCON.

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Having lost their opening match to Mali, many ruled out Bafana’s chances of making it to the knockout and against the Atlas Lions, the odds were stacked against the 1996 AFCON winners but somehow they prevailed.

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Since their 4-0 win against Namibia, the South Africans have looked strong and composed at the back. The Mamelodi Sundowns back five including Ronwen Williams should be hailed for handling both Morocco and Tunisia in back to back games.

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This year’s tournament has been hailed as one of the best African nation’s cups in years due to the unpredictability and also the quality.

European scouts surely watched Bafana and Morocco and might have noted a few players. Here are top five Bafana players who should move to Europe soon.

Teboho Mokoena

Having turned 27 last week, Mokoena is definitely at his football peak and should move to Europe in the summer. The former SuperSport United midfielder has been Bafana’s best player at the games and this is a perfect opportunity for him to leave South Africa. He has what it takes to succeed overseas, and having played in the Olympics before, the Sundowns man should adapt very well in a different league.

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Thapelo Maseko

The young midfielder is one to watch for the future and having already impressed at club level, he was tasked to play against the likes of Yves Bissouma and Sofyan Amrabat. So far, the 20-year-old Sundowns attacker has done well at the AFCON games and should be one of the few names to leave SA shores at the end of the season.

Khuliso Mudau

The lanky right-back has done his job quietly assisted by Thapelo Morena on the flank. Mudau is the reigning PSL Defender of the Season and arguably one of the most consistent players in the DStv Premiership.

He was linked with aa move to English Premier League side Burnley FC late last year and with Cape Verde still to come, it might be another opportunity for the Venda-speaking defender to plead his case.

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Ronwen Williams

At 32, Williams still has a chance to play in Europe. The Bafana captain has so far kept three cleansheets in a row at the AFCON and if the team is to go all the way to the final, chances are the ex-SuperSport shotstopper might leave Chloorkop end of the season.

Percy Tau

Tau has not done much this tournament but he has another chance to add to his one goal at the tournament. The striker had a good game against Mali despite missing a penalty that ultimately cost Bafana a potential win.

His pace, decision-making, and experience will be key if Broos’ men are to progress to the semis. Tau has played for Club Brugge and Brighton and Hove Albion in Europe, but one feels he might have one more chance to play at the highest level once again.

Broos’ men booked a place in the AFCON quarterfinal where they will face Cape Verde on Saturday.