HT Report: Nigeria 0-1 Bafana Bafana
Bafana head coach Hugo Broos gave Iqraam Rayners and Elias Mokwana surprise starts to partner the returning Percy Tau upfront while Siyabonga Ngezana also got a start for the first time under Broos.
The Super Eagles attack boasted the likes of Ademola Lookman, who scored a hat-trick for Atalanta in their UEFA Europa League final win over Bayer Leverkusen.However, Bafana created clearer chances as within the first ten minutes Teboho Mokoena forced a save out of goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali with a strike unmarked on the edge of the box.
As the visitors looked for chances on counter-attacks, Mokoena came close again seven minutes later with a looping shot from range that came off the top of the crossbar. South Africa settled in the game after that and Themba Zwane eventually broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark with a clinical strike from close-range after he dribbled past a couple of challenges in the box.
As Nigeria attacked in numbers, Bafana should have capitalized on the break nine minutes before the interval after Khuliso Mudau was released clear on goal by Tau but he was denied by Nwabali in a one-on-one. Nwabali, Semi, Bassey, Taminu, Osayi-Samuel, Ndidi, Iwobi, Bashiru, Lookman, Onuachu, Iheanacho.
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