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Coach Ephraim Mashaba packed plenty of bags for the African Cup of Nations because hes certain his South Africa team will go all the way to the final — and he needs to make sure he has enough clothes.Were confident about it (making the final), Mashaba said on Wednesday before his squad departed South Africa. Alone, Ive got six bags.Bafana Bafanas players have prepared for a long stay in Equatorial Guinea, Mashaba said. To giggles, he told reporters and officials at Johannesburgs OR Tambo airport not to expect the team back home until Feb. 10, two days after the final.And stashed in one of those bags was an outfit for a party after the tournament, he said.Even if Mashaba truly believes South Africa will pack a punch at the African Cup, recent history doesnt back up his prediction.South Africa didnt get out of its group at the Cup of Nations in 2004, 2006 and 2008, and didnt qualify at all in 2010 and 2012. It lost in the quarterfinals in 2013 as host.But the team has shown signs of a turnaround since Mashaba — who is known at home by his nickname Shakes — took over last year. South Africa was impressive in qualifying this time and unbeaten in the decisive group stage, eliminating defending champion Nigeria.Thats given South Africans perhaps their most positive outlook for a Cup of Nations since the country won the title in 1996 and made the final two years later.But South Africas challenge in 2015 is significant. It plays top-ranked African team Algeria first up in Equatorial Guinea, then Senegal and Ghana in by far the toughest group.All the teams are equal, the bullish Mashaba said. When they say the group of death, it gives us motivation. It will be good to beat the No. 1 team on the continent.I have told the players not to fear anybody because we have no reason to feel inferior.Mashabas squad is mainly home-based, with a smattering of overseas players like England-based midfielder Dean Furman and forward Tokelo Rantie. The big surprise was Mashabas decision to leave Ajax midfielder Thulani Serero out of his final 23.Mostly, Mashaba has restored confidence after the team was called a bunch of unbearable, useless individuals a year ago by South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula following its early exit from the lower-level African Nations Championship.On Wednesday, Mbalula wore a yellow and green team jersey and saw the players off at OR Tambo airport, backing them to succeed this time.South Africas squad flies to Gabon for warm-up games against Cameroon and Gabon before the African Cup.___Gerald Imray is on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/GeraldImrayAP Cheap Jerseys UK . Coda Gordon and Julius Honka had a goal and two assists each as Swift Current crushed the Regina Pats 7-2 in the season opener for both teams. Cheap NFL Jerseys UK . Not so the Atlanta Braves, who were delighted to put in some overtime in the less-than-friendly confines Friday night. http://www.cheapnfljerseysonline.co.uk/ . - Never mind that Nick Watney was the highest-ranked player at the AT&T National, or that he won a World Golf Championship in March. Cheap NFL Jerseys . -- Kosuke Kimura saw Drew Moor standing mere steps outside the crease and reacted in kind.Josh Currie kept the P.E.I. Rocket in the game but Alex Micallef delivered the knockout punch in a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League slugfest. Currie had a hat trick and Micallef scored in overtime for P.E.I., which edged the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 6-5 on Wednesday. Jack Nevins and Ben Duffy also scored for P.E.I. (25-17-2) in a back-and-forth game. Michael Beaudry scored twice and had three assists for Acadie-Bathurst (18-22-6), while Marc-Olivier Brouillard, Patrick Walsh and Christophe Lalancette added singles. Elsewhere, Moncton hammered Saint John 7-1. At Bathurst, N.B., Currie scored just 37 seconds into the game and his second goal gave tthe Rocket a 3-1 lead entering the second.dddddddddddd Currie scored a short-handed goal to cap his hat trick in the second, but the Titan tied the game at four with three goals in the period. Duffy put P.E.I. back ahead 1:54 into the third, but Beaudry sent the game to overtime at 12:34. Rocket goaltender Antoine Bibeau made 33 saves, while at the other end Jacob Brennan allowed three goals on eight shots. He was replaced by Mason McDonald, who gave up three goals on 40 shots. Wildcats 7, Sea Dogs 1 At Moncton, N.B., Ivan Barbashev and Dmitrij Jaskin each scored twice for the Wildcats (26-16-1) who mauled Saint John (18-25-0). cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys wholesale jerseys cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys Mamadou Tounkara Jersey ' ' '
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