South Africa vs Panama, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

South Africa

64': Mbekezeli Mbokazi

FT
1 - 2

Panama

58': José Córdoba
77': Jiovany Ramos

About

South Africa are hosting Panama at DHL Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
4': Foul by Bongokuhle Hlongwane (South Africa).
4': Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Amir Murillo (Panama).
10': Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Bongokuhle Hlongwane (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama).
19': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Panama).
19': Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Foul by Amir Murillo (Panama).
21': Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Attempt blocked. Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
25': Attempt blocked. Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
28': Offside, South Africa. Tshepang Moremi is caught offside.
29': Amir Murillo (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Teboho Mokoena (South Africa).
30': Attempt saved. Ismael Díaz (Panama) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ronwen Williams (South Africa). Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
30': Foul by Khuliso Mudau (South Africa).
30': José Córdoba (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt blocked. José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Murillo.
31': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
31': Relebohile Mofokeng (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Delay in match because of an injury Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Foul by Jiovany Ramos (Panama).
39': Lyle Foster (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Delay in match because of an injury Amir Murillo (Panama).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Attempt missed. Bongokuhle Hlongwane (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Relebohile Mofokeng.
43': Foul by Kadir Barría (Panama).
43': Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Offside, South Africa. Bongokuhle Hlongwane is caught offside.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama).
45'+1': Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Teboho Mokoena (South Africa).
45'+3': Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, South Africa 0, Panama 0.
45': Second Half begins South Africa 0, Panama 0.
45': Substitution, Panama. José Fajardo replaces Kadir Barría.
45': Substitution, South Africa. Evidence Makgopa replaces Lyle Foster.
45': Substitution, South Africa. Renaldo Leaner replaces Ronwen Williams.
52': Carlos Harvey (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Khuliso Mudau (South Africa).
54': Handball by Evidence Makgopa (South Africa).
56': Foul by Jiovany Ramos (Panama).
56': Relebohile Mofokeng (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Tshepang Moremi (South Africa).
57': José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Attempt saved. Ismael Díaz (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Renaldo Leaner (South Africa).
58': Goal! South Africa 0, Panama 1. José Córdoba (Panama) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
60': Substitution, South Africa. Thapelo Maseko replaces Tshepang Moremi.
60': Substitution, South Africa. Oswin Appollis replaces Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
60': Substitution, South Africa. Themba Zwane replaces Relebohile Mofokeng.
62': Foul by Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama).
62': Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Jiovany Ramos.
64': Goal! South Africa 1, Panama 1. Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Themba Zwane.
66': Foul by Jayden Adams (South Africa).
66': José Córdoba (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Jayden Adams (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Foul by Amir Murillo (Panama).
69': Substitution, South Africa. Sphephelo Sithole replaces Jayden Adams.
70': Substitution, Panama. Cristian Martínez replaces Aníbal Godoy.
70': Substitution, Panama. César Blackman replaces Jorge Gutiérrez.
70': Substitution, Panama. Roderick Miller replaces José Córdoba.
72': Foul by Carlos Harvey (Panama).
72': Thapelo Maseko (South Africa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt missed. José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ismael Díaz.
75': Attempt blocked. Oswin Appollis (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Attempt missed. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oswin Appollis with a cross.
76': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Aubrey Modiba.
77': Goal! South Africa 1, Panama 2. Jiovany Ramos (Panama) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Luis Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
79': Foul by Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa).
79': José Fajardo (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Delay in match because of an injury José Fajardo (Panama).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Foul by José Fajardo (Panama).
82': Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Delay in match because of an injury José Luis Rodríguez (Panama).
83': José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) is shown the yellow card.
83': Substitution, Panama. Yoel Bárcenas replaces José Luis Rodríguez because of an injury.
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Foul by Teboho Mokoena (South Africa).
85': Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Substitution, South Africa. Thalente Mbatha replaces Teboho Mokoena.
87': Cristian Martínez (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa).
87': Attempt missed. Jiovany Ramos (Panama) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yoel Bárcenas with a cross following a set piece situation.
90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Substitution, Panama. Cecilio Waterman replaces Ismael Díaz.
90'+4': Cristian Martínez (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second Half ends, South Africa 1, Panama 2.
0': Match ends, South Africa 1, Panama 2.

Statistics

PAN		RSA
13	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	2
45.1	Possession	54.9
8	SHOTS	6
4	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
282	Accurate Passes	363
336	Passes	418
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	1
9	Crosses	4
0.3	Cross %	0.3
38	Long Balls	39
25	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
5	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	8
13	Effective Clearances	10
13	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: DHL Cape Town Stadium
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Attendance: 55,000

Line-Ups

South Africa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ronwen Williams (GK)
14	Mbekezeli Mbokazi
21	Ime Okon
6	Aubrey Modiba
20	Khuliso Mudau
10	Relebohile Mofokeng
23	Jayden Adams
4	Teboho Mokoena
9	Lyle Foster
8	Tshepang Moremi
15	Bongokuhle Hlongwane

South Africa Substitutes:

Ricardo Goss, Thalente Mbatha, Khulumani Ndamane, Nkosinathi Sibisi, Themba Zwane, Thapelo Maseko, Oswin Appollis, Samukele Kabini, Thabang Matuludi, Sphephelo Sithole, Renaldo Leaner, Evidence Makgopa.

Panama (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
22	Orlando Mosquera (GK)
13	Jiovany Ramos
3	José Córdoba
14	Carlos Harvey
8	Adalberto Carrasquilla
20	Aníbal Godoy
19	Jorge Gutiérrez
23	Amir Murillo
9	José Kadir
10	Ismael Díaz
7	José Luis Rodríguez

Panama Substitutes:

Éric Davis, César Blackman, Édgar Yoel Bárcenas, Martín Krug, César Yanis, Cecilio Waterman, José Fajardo, César Samudio, Roderick Miller, Cristian Martínez.

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