Bafana Bafana is likely to be without two more players when they take on Rwanda in their second Group C 2026 World Cup qualifiers this upcoming Tuesday, the 21st of November 2023.
Match Summary: Bafana Bafana Vs Benin
South Africa took on Benin at Moses Mabhida Stadium in their qualifiers opener, knowing that a victory would see them top the group after Nigeria drew with Lesotho 1-1 and Zimbabwe held Rwanda 0-0.
South Africa started the match on the perfect note, as they took the lead in the second minute through Percy Tau and went on to double it late in the first half through Khuliso Mudau.
𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘#Bafana 🇿🇦 2️⃣-0️⃣ Benin 🇧🇯
Percy Tau ⚽️
Khuliso Mudau ⚽️𝙏𝙃𝙊𝙐𝙂𝙃𝙏𝙎, 𝙋𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀???pic.twitter.com/NKLbsrw70Z
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However, Benin started the second half determined to make it harder for the home team and were helped by the two injuries South Africa received.
Injury Update
Both Evidence Makgopa and Mothobi Mvala were forced off early in the second half due to an ankle and groin injuries, respectively.
They were replaced by the Orlando Pirates duo of Zakhele Lepasa and Nkosinathi Sibisi in the 52nd and 60th minute, respectively.
Impact of Injuries
The impact of the two injuries saw Benin pull one back through Steve Mounie in the 70th minute.
The match ended 2-1 in favour of limping South African team.
𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘#Bafana 🇿🇦 2️⃣-1️⃣ Benin 🇧🇯
Tau 2' ⚽️ 🇿🇦
Mudau 45' ⚽️ 🇿🇦
Mounie 70' ⚽️ 🇧🇯𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 #𝘽𝙖𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙫𝙨 𝙍𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖, 𝙉𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 21, 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮.#WorldCupQualifiers #UNPLAYABLE pic.twitter.com/bu8AltCWSY
— #UNPLAYABLE (@UnplayableZA) November 18, 2023
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