Tau won the day with his brace, taking his goals tally in a national team jersey to nine, with seven in his last 10 caps, cementing his status as the key attacking weapon in the national team.
Bafana needed just a draw to seal their passage but will be delighted with a win in what was a hostile atmosphere with bottles raining onto the pitch in the second half as the Libyan fans sought to unsettle the South Africans.
Dean Furman was handed a 50th cap in the midfield alongside Kamohelo Mokotjo and Themba Zwane, with Percy Tau and Lebo Mothiba forming the front-two. Libya had a clear sight of goal when Ali Elmusrati picked up the loose ball from a corner and blasted his shot from 10 yards, but Keet did well to hold on to the vicious effort.
The teams went into the break all square, but came out with more purpose in the second period and after Mokotjo had won possession, on the edge of the box, Tau blasted the ball into the corner of the net on 50 minutes.
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