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Siyabonga Sangweni of South Africa celebrates goal during the 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations Finals football match between South Africa and Angola at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban on 23 January 2013 \ufffdGavin Barker\/BackpagePix<\/p>\n
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Siyabonga Sangweni told his Bafana Bafana teammates before last night\u2019s 2-0 win over Angola that he would score in Durban. <\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what it is about this stadium, and that net especially, but I knew I would score,\u201d the central defender smiled last night after scoring his third goal (two for Orlando Pirates) at Moses Mabhida Stadium. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not even muti or anything. I just feel like I will score whenever I play here,\u201d he added, after his 30th minute opener laid the foundation for South Africa\u2019s opening win of the African Cup of Nations. <\/p>\n
Sangweni\u2019s left-foot strike capped a fine display alongside skipper Bongani Khumalo in defence, as the pair snuffed out the threat posed by the Angolan beanpole, Manucho. <\/p>\n
\u201cI enjoy playing with Bongani \u2013 he stays cool. Hopefully we can keep working on the understanding and play together for a long time,\u201d Sangweni added. <\/p>\n
After a lacklustre opener against Cape Verde, coach Gordon Igesund rang the changes, with a big emphasis on taking the game to an Angola team that was more interested in arguing with the officials. Striker Katlego Mphela, looking sharper by the day, said playing with that many attacking options could only do the team good. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou could see that we played with more confidence, and I\u2019m happy for other guys to play off me and cause problems,\u201d Mphela said. <\/p>\n
The man dubbed \u201cKiller\u201d also brushed off concerns that he was yet to open his account in the tournament. <\/p>\n
\u201cAg, I don\u2019t care if I don\u2019t score the whole tournament if we keep on winning. The most important thing is the team, and we played well. Hopefully we can build on this.\u201d <\/p>\n
Buoyed by a partisan Durban crowd, Mphela said he hoped to stay in \u201cSouth Africa\u2019s playground\u201d for as long as possible. <\/p>\n
\u201cDurban is where we get our honey and milk. They got behind us from the first minute and really lifted us. I hope we stay here for a long time,\u201d he added, on a night when the smile returned to South African football. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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