South Africa will chase an away win in Group K of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers when they face South Sudan at the Juba Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
South Africa got their campaign off to a rocky start with a 2-2 home draw against Uganda at the Orlando Stadium on Friday evening.
Bafana Bafana completely dominated the first half and opened the scoring via Lyle Foster, but a failure to convert several other scoring chances cost them dearly, with the Cranes roaring back in the second half via two stunning long-range goals.
The hosts looked to be on course for a defeat, but substitute Thalente Mbatha struck a debut goal five minutes into injury time to salvage a draw.
“The point gives us a boost and I think for [the match] against South Sudan we have to review some of the things and try to have a sharper team on the pitch than [against Uganda] because it is not easy,” said coach Hugo Broos.
“The game against Uganda was not simple, they were aggressive, they had players who were running and sometimes we didn’t have an answer for that. I am happy with a draw and I am sure that [against South Sudan] we will have a better South Africa than against Uganda.”
