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0 — 5 Sep 30, 2026 · 09:30 PM IST

South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Grp. D · Round 2

Venue Al Salam Stadium, al-Qāhirah (Cairo)

Referee Lamin Jammeh

Attendance 3,400

Player of the Match Relebohile Mofokeng 9.6 90' played

Match Events

12' Away ↔ Brooklyn Poggenpoel → Bathusi Aubaas

19' Away ⚽ Relebohile Mofokeng — 0-1

33' Away Olwethu Makhanya

45 + 1' Away ⚽ Relebohile Mofokeng — 0-2

45 + 2' Home ↔ Esrom Yohannes ↗ → Namrud Embaye

HT

52' Away ⚽ Sphephelo Sithole — 0-3

58' Home ↔ Yonatan Sebhatu ↗ → Filimon Gerezgiher

58' Home ↔ Maill Lundgren → Jonas Idris ↗

63' Away ⚽ Iqraam Rayners — 0-4

74' Away ↔ Lebone Seema → Olwethu Makhanya

74' Away ↔ Cassius Mailula → Iqraam Rayners

74' Away ↔ Luther Singh → Thapelo Maseko

76' Home ↔ Yonael Yonas ↗ → Ablelom Teklezgi ↗

77' Home ↔ Awed Issac ↗ → Nahom Girmai Netabay

79' Away ↔ Themba Zwane → Sphephelo Sithole

90 + 4' Away ⚽ Luther Singh — 0-5

FT

Match Stats

31 69

Ball possession

11 22

Total shots

4 9

Shots on target

12 36

Touches in opposition box

2 2

Big chances

2 0

Big chances missed

222 (74%) 595 (90%)

Accurate passes

0 1

Yellow cards

6 8

Corners

Lineups

Eritrea (5-4-1)

Coach: Hesham Yakan

Starting XI

1 Yonathan Sultan ↗ 5.2

33 Jozef Misghina ↗ 4.6

5 Nahom Tadese ↗ 5.2

14 Namrud Embaye 5.9

16 Hennos Asmelash ↗ 6.2

3 Jonas Idris ↗ 6.3

7 Filimon Gerezgiher 5.7

8 Ablelom Teklezgi ↗ 6.4

9 Tesfaldet Tekie 5.6

20 Nahom Girmai Netabay 5.9

10 Ali Sulieman 6.3

Substitutes

19 Esrom Yohannes ↗ 6.6

31 Yonatan Sebhatu ↗ 6.4

23 Maill Lundgren 6.2

15 Yonael Yonas ↗ 6.1

30 Awed Issac ↗ 6.2

22 Malik Abdurahman ↗

12 Yoel Kebreab ↗

2 Mussie Beraky ↗

26 Awet Ermias Alemseged

32 Joel Gerezgiher ↗

29 Nobel Gebrezgi ↗

18 Yoel Yilma ↗

17 Fahmi Ibrahim ↗

11 Romel Abdu ↗

South Africa (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Pitso Mosimane

Starting XI

1 Ronwen Williams 7.5

25 Kamogelo Sebelebele 7.7

21 Ime Okon 6.9

24 Olwethu Makhanya 7.1

18 Samukele Kabini 8

13 Sphephelo Sithole 8.6

30 Bathusi Aubaas 6.2

12 Thapelo Maseko 7.1

10 Relebohile Mofokeng 9.6

7 Oswin Appollis 9.5

15 Iqraam Rayners 8.1

Substitutes

20 Brooklyn Poggenpoel 7.2

5 Lebone Seema 6.3

27 Cassius Mailula 6.2

17 Luther Singh 7.4

11 Themba Zwane 6.2

22 Ricardo Goss

16 Sipho Chaine

23 Fawaaz Basadien

3 Khulumani Ndamane

2 Thabang Matuludi

28 Thapelo Morena

9 Yanela Mbuthuma