"Hot Beans" is one of the many names suggested by readers of a daily newspaper for Bafana Bafana after President Thabo Mbeki questioned the distinction of the national senior soccer team's name.
"What kind of a name (Bafana Bafana) is it? I don't think it is fit for a senior national team or for the hosts of the 2010 Fifa World Cup," Mbeki said on radio Metro earlier this week.
Fans and players alike have been drawn in to the debate and while some agree that the name should change, others want it to stay. Those who want the name change let their imaginations run wild with suggetions in the daily paper's Friday edition.
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Double barrel names like "Madoda Madoda", "Zonke Zonke" and "Amaloosahloosah" are mentioned while curious names like "Ama Quawe Omzansi", "Aulete umshini wetu" and "Uthuli Lwezicwe" are mentioned too.
The Springboks recent Rugby World Cup victory inspired fans to name the team after the world champions coach Jake White. The "Jake of all trades" and the "Jake Whites" are noted as proposals.
Animal names made up the bulk of ideas with "Anacondas", "Wild Dogs", "Green Scorpions", "SA Eagles", "the Bears", "the Rhinos", "SA penguins", "the Zebras", "the Ostriches", "Hungry Lions" and the "Blue Cranes".
Former President Nelson Mandela also inspired fans to name the national soccer team after him.
"Madiba Bafana" and "Great Madibas" are top names South Africans think would be suitable for the 1996 African champs. - Sapa
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