Bafana finish Afcon qualifiers on high
Bafana Bafana brought down the curtain on their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers in style when they made light work of South Sudan, beating them 3-0 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Cape Town Stadium.
The win saw Bafana finish their qualifiers as group leaders with 14 points and unbeaten in six matches.
Ahead of the game, Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, insisted that his side must treat the game with utmost importance, as the aim was to win the group.
And the boys did not disappoint the coach.
Iqraam Rayners scored the first goal in the seventh minute, when he hit the net with an easy tap-in after speedy Oswin Appolis set him up with a stellar cut-back.
Orlando Pirates star, Patrick Maswanganyi, registered the second goal of the match from close range after a rebound, when the South Sudanese goalkeeper could not deal with Teboho Mokoena’s venomous shot from outside the box.
Mokoena eventually got his goal as he increased Bafana’s tally to three from the penalty spot in the 50th minute.
The three-goal buffer also allowed Broos to make several substitutions, which saw Stellenbosch FC duo Sage Stephens and Devin Titus being handed their Bafana debuts. Stephens replaced captain Ronwen Williams in goal, who walked out with a standing ovation in what was his 50th cap. Written by Ntsako Mkhari
