I’ve had a bit of time to ‘rest’ and reflect on what was 33 days I’ll never forget. Côte d’Ivoire 2023 was my second full AFCON and one that definitely brought memorable and unique experiences. Pockets are empty arriving home like 90% of African media who attended but to all journalists - if you can, make a way. It’s not just about covering football, it’s the life-long lessons, experiences, memories that can’t be taken away from you. It’s about expanding your horizons, ambitions, seeing the ‘new media’ space and gauging how you’ve come and how much you can still push to greater heights. Bafana Bafana coming third was a cherry on top after seeing myself veli_za and mthoko8 travel from Abidjan, Korhogo, San Pedro, Yamoussoukro, Bouake and back to Abidjan - overall over 20000km since leaving home on 11 January. A beautiful country to visit - which one can see is on the road to something special in terms of development after this AFCON and a remarkable tournament overall that just w...