Embarrassing visa bungle, scramble to get Bafana to the World Cup

The timing could hardly be worse. Head coach Hugo Broos had specifically earmarked Pachuca — situated at 2,300 metres above sea level, as the team's base camp, with altitude acclimatisation central to his preparation strategy. Every day lost in Johannesburg cuts into that window.

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