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South Africa fire coach Ntseki after Nations Cup failure

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Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki sacked

South Africa have fired coach Molefi Ntseki after the team's surprise failure to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations finals that will take place in Cameroon early next year.

The 1996 champions finished third in the qualification pool behind Ghana and Sudan, losing 2-0 to the latter on Sunday in Khartoum when a draw would have been enough to seal their place in the finals.

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