In the wake of the splendid victory by the Springboks in winning the Rugby World Cup of 2007, there should be a general agreement with President Thabo Mbeki that the name 'Bafana Bafana' is not a fitting name for the national soccer team (Cape Times, 23 October 2007). Likewise, the names 'Banyana-Banyana', 'Amglug glug' and 'Amakroko kroko' have become simply meaningless when it comes to expressing a national consciousness. There are plenty of African symbols including that of birds and animals that the nation can choose from to induce an all-encompassing national pride. The problem with the current names is that they impress on us a near-permanent state of immaturity, weakness, uncertainty, lack of confidence and indecisiveness. 

The names 'Bafana Bafana', 'Banyana Banyana', 'Amglug glug' and 'Amakroko kroko' may have, initially, given a nation reeling from apartheid effects something to embrace and hold on to. However, nothing could instil and enhance a continued national pride and commitment that cherished and revered national symbols. Even boys and girls grow up to become men and women.