Booted out

Shock spread when South Africa, host of the 2010 World Cup, was knocked out in the first round after an ignominious 3-0 defeat by Zambia on 30 January. A furious President Thabo Mbeki accused the national team, Bafana Bafana, of failing to defend the country's honour. Interim Manager Ted Dumitru was promptly sacked.

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South Africa, Zambia, Thabo Mbeki, Ted Dumitru, Angola, Ghana, Togo, Stephen Keshi, Emmanuel Adebayor, Congo-Kinshasa, Laryea Kingston, Senegal, Tunisia, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt

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