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Former Bafana Bafana coach and legendary football coach, Clive Barker, has died at the age of 78.
According to a report, Barker suffered from a condition known as Lewy Body Dementia.
A family statement said Barker, who lifted the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations trophy, “fought a brave battle and we are relieved he is now at peace.”
“Clive will be remembered by South Africans for his role in helping to bring a nation together around the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations, but for us he was a loving husband, father and grandfather, and he will be dearly missed.”
Supersport.com reports that Barker led South Africa to their only continental triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in 1996, and also steered the side to a maiden World Cup appearance in France in 1998.
