South Africa cruise past Eritrea 5-0 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying

South Africa produced a dominant performance to beat Eritrea 5-0 in Match Round 2 of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, with R. Mofokeng scoring twice before further goals from S. Sithole, I. Rayners and L. Singh completed a decisive victory.

Eritrea

• Hennos Asmelash
• Namrud Embaye
• F. Gerezgiher
• T. Tekie
• N. Girmai Netabay
• A. Sulieman

South Africa

• R. Williams
• K. Sebelebele
• I. Okon
• O. Makhanya
• S. Kabini
• S. Sithole
• B. Aubaas
• T. Maseko
• R. Mofokeng
• O. Appollis
• I. Rayners

Substitutions:

Eritrea

• Namrud Embaye (Y. Sebhatu, 58)
• F. Gerezgiher
• N. Girmai Netabay

South Africa

• B. Aubaas (B. Poggenpoel, 12)
• I. Rayners (C. Mailula, 74)
• O. Makhanya (L. Seema, 74)
• T. Maseko (L. Singh, 74)
• S. Sithole (T. Zwane, 79)

Ball possession:

South Africa took control in the 19th minute when Mofokeng opened the scoring. The forward struck again just before half-time, giving the visitors a 2-0 lead at the interval.

Passes:

Sithole extended South Africa’s advantage seven minutes after the restart, before Rayners added a fourth in the 63rd minute. Singh completed the scoring in the 90th minute as South Africa secured an emphatic win.

Defense:

The result was built on South Africa’s control of possession and their ability to create pressure in the final third. The supplied match data recorded possession figures of 296 for Eritrea and 657 for South Africa.

Face-to-face:

South Africa’s attacking pressure was led by Mofokeng, who was listed as the most active player in terms of shots. A. Sulieman was identified as Eritrea’s leading player for efforts on goal.

Fouls:

• Yellow cards:
• O. Makhanya (South Africa) at 33 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Eritrea – LDW
• South Africa – WW

Top 5 Africa Cup of Nations – Qualification scorers:

1. None (7, Mauritius)
2. E. Colley (3, Gambia)
3. Hazem Mastouri (2, Tunisia)
4. Chamito (2, Mozambique)
5. Franculino Djú (2, Guinea-Bissau)

Line-ups:

Next games:

• Eritrea will play with Guinea. November 11 at 17:00 (GMT), on None.
• South Africa will play with Kenya. November 11 at 17:00 (GMT), on None.