Eritrea 0-5 South Africa: Final score, stats and lineups
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying · Group Stage
Eritrea
0-1-1
0-5
FT
South Africa
2-0-0
- Relebohile Mofokeng 19', 45'+1'
- Sphephelo Sithole 52'
- Iqraam Rayners 63'
- Luther Singh 90'+4'
Key events
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12'
Brooklyn PoggenpoelOff: Bathusi Jurry Aubaas
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19'
Relebohile Mofokeng
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33'
Olwethu Makhanya
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45'+1'
Relebohile Mofokeng
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Esrom YohannesOff: Namrud Embaye45'+2'
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52'
Sphephelo Sithole
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Yonatan SebhatuOff: Filimon Gerezgiher58'
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Maill LundgrenOff: Jonas Idris Ibrahim58'
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63'
Iqraam Rayners
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74'
Cassius MailulaOff: Iqraam Rayners
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74'
Lebone SeemaOff: Olwethu Makhanya
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74'
Luther SinghOff: Thapelo Maseko
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Yonael YonasOff: Ablelom Teklezgi76'
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Awed Issac AbeselomOff: Nahom Netabay77'
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79'
Themba ZwaneOff: Sphephelo Sithole
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90'+4'
Luther Singh
Team stats
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6Corner Kicks8
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31.3Possession68.7
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11SHOTS22
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4ON GOAL9
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1Blocked Shots5
Match info
- Competition
- Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
- Round
- Group Stage
- Kickoff
- Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Venue
- Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
Team stats
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15Fouls9
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0Yellow Cards1
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0Red Cards0
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2Offsides9
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6Corner Kicks8
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4Saves4
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31.3Possession68.7
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11SHOTS22
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4ON GOAL9
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0.4On Target %0.4
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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222Accurate Passes595
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298Passes662
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0.7Pass Completion %0.9
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0Accurate Crosses0
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0Crosses0
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0.0Cross %0.0
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0Long Balls0
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0Accurate Long Balls0
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0.0Long Balls %0.0
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1Blocked Shots5
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10Effective Tackles10
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14Tackles14
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0.7Tackle %0.7
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0Interceptions0
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0Effective Clearances0
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30Clearances8
Lineups
Eritrea5-4-1- 1Yonathan Abel SultanG
- 16Hennos AsmelashRB
- 3Jonas Idris Ibrahim↓LB
- 14Namrud Embaye↓CD-L
- 5Nahom Tadese MekonenCD
- 33Jozef MisignhaCD-R
- 7Filimon Gerezgiher↓RM
- 8Ablelom Teklezgi↓CM-R
- 10Ali SuliemanF
- 9Tesfaldet TekieCM-L
- 20Nahom Netabay↓LM
- 17Fahmi Ibrahim
- 15Yonael Yonas↑
- 11Romel Abdu Mahmud
- 30Awed Issac Abeselom↑
- 18Yoel Yilma
- 2Mussie Beraky
- 23Maill Lundgren↑
- 12Yoel Kebreab
- 29Nobel Rafael Tesfazgyi Gebrezgi
- 19Esrom Yohannes↑
- 26Awet Alemseged
- 31Yonatan Sebhatu↑
- 22Malik Abdulrahman
- 32Joel Gerezgiher
South Africa4-2-3-1- 1Ronwen WilliamsG
- 25Kamogelo SebelebeleRB
- 18Samukele KabiniLB
- 30Bathusi Jurry Aubaas↓LM
- 21Ime OkonCD-R
- 24Olwethu Makhanya↓CD-L
- 12Thapelo Maseko↓AM-R
- 13Sphephelo Sithole↓RM
- 15Iqraam Rayners↓F
- 10Relebohile MofokengAM
- 7Oswin AppollisAM-L
- 11Themba Zwane↑
- 9Yanela Mbuthuma
- 17Luther Singh↑
- 28Thapelo Morena
- 22Ricardo Goss
- 3Khulumani Ndamane
- 2Thabang Matuludi
- 5Lebone Seema↑
- 27Cassius Mailula↑
- 16Sipho Chaine
- 20Brooklyn Poggenpoel↑
- 14Fawaaz Basadien
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Guinea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Eritrea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 4 | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
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