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Victory for South Africa: The Africa Cup of Nations

In 1996, South Africa's victory at the Africa Cup of Nations helped the country heal the wounds of apartheid.

In 1996, South Africa won the Africa Cup of Nations, bringing sporting joy to a country still recovering from Apartheid.

It was the Bafana Bafana team's first victory at an international football tournament.

In 2015, two members of the multi-racial side, Phil Masinga and Mark Fish, spoke to Will Yates.

A Whistledown production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.

(Photo: South Africa captain Neil Tovey lifts the Africa Cup of Nations. Credit: Gallo Images/Getty Images)

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