Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams, left, greets the president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, right, after receiving the Golden Glove award during the prize giving ceremony after the Africa Cup of Nations final. The South Africans had beaten DR Congo in the third-place play-off match. (Photo by MB Media/Getty Images)
The South African Football Association (SAFA) felt it prudent to set the record straight following reports it said suggested that Bafana Bafana players would not be paid their bonuses after they finished third at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Ivory Coast.
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