Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams addressing the media upon the team's arrival back home at OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday.
Captain Ronwen Williams admits Bafana Bafana are still hurting after conceding a brutal injury-time goal against Canada — a strike that ultimately eliminated them from the Fifa World Cup in the Round of 32.
Bafana had put in an immense defensive shift to keep the tournament co-hosts goalless, only for Stephen Eustáquio to drill home the winning goal past Williams in the 92nd minute. It was the first time Bafana had reached the knockout stages in their Fifa World Cup history.
“It's obviously very disappointing to concede so late in the game," Williams said upon the team’s arrival back home at O.R. Tambo International Airport on Thursday morning.
"That's a critical phase, and that's when you need to focus even more. It always hurts more to concede when there are obviously just two minutes to go. But you could see the guys were exhausted. You could see there were a lot of heavy legs out there.
