Blast from the past: Benni boots Bafana to win over Angola

Today in SA sports history: January 15

2002 — Benni McCarthy scores just before halftime to secure a 1-0 victory for Bafana Bafana against Angola in a friendly at Mmabatho Stadium. It was their last warm-up match ahead of the African Nations’ Cup tournament in Mali.

2006 — Giniel de Villiers and his Swedish co-driver Tina Thörner finish the Dakar Rally in second position overall, completing the Lisbon-to-Dakar route in a Volkswagen in 54hr 05 min 25 sec, 00:17:53 behind French winners Luc Alphand and Gilles Picard in a Mitsubishi. De Villiers and Thörner won one stage...