Bafana Bafana fans will have to find other ways to make noise in North America, as FIFA have added the iconic vuvuzela to the prohibited items list for the 2026 World Cup alongside air horns and laser pointers. | AFP
Bafana Bafana will have to play without the symphony of the South African war horn behind them as vuvuzelas have been banned from the World Cup.
The iconic instrument that became the soundtrack of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa will not be heard inside stadiums when the tournament kicks off across the United States, Canada and Mexico later this month.
Fifa have included vuvuzelas on their list of prohibited items for all 16 World Cup venues, placing them in the same category as air horns, bullhorns and other "excessive noise instruments".
The vuvuzela became a global symbol of the first World Cup hosted on African soil in 2010. Whether fans loved it or hated it, there was no escaping the constant drone that echoed around stadiums from Johannesburg to Durban to Cape Town.
