South Africa vs Nicaragua, 2026 International Friendly

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South Africa are hosting Nicaragua at Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, 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.
2': Attempt missed. Thalente Mbatha (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yaya Sithole.
6': Foul by Raheem Cole (Nicaragua).
6': Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Lyle Foster (South Africa).
7': Joab Gutiérrez (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Jonathan Moncada (Nicaragua) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Samukele Kabini (South Africa).
12': Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Samukele Kabini.
12': Attempt missed. Leyner Moses (Nicaragua) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
15': Foul by Justing Cano (Nicaragua).
15': Lyle Foster (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Themba Zwane (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kamogelo Sebelebele with a cross.
21': Jonathan Moncada (Nicaragua) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Foul by Olwethu Makhanya (South Africa).
22': Attempt missed. Jonathan Moncada (Nicaragua) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Montes with a cross following a set piece situation.
24': Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Ebert Martínez.
25': Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Raheem Cole.
26': Foul by Olwethu Makhanya (South Africa).
26': Ebert Martínez (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Kamogelo Sebelebele (South Africa).
28': Jorge García (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Raheem Cole (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Samukele Kabini (South Africa).
29': Attempt missed. Raheem Cole (Nicaragua) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jason Coronel.
29': Attempt missed. Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Themba Zwane.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Adonis Pineda (Nicaragua).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Attempt blocked. Thabang Matuludi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaya Sithole.
33': Attempt blocked. Kamogelo Sebelebele (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thabang Matuludi.
33': Foul by Leyner Moses (Nicaragua).
33': Themba Zwane (South Africa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt missed. Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lyle Foster following a set piece situation.
36': Lyle Foster (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Justing Cano (Nicaragua).
36': Adonis Pineda (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Thabang Matuludi (South Africa).
37': Delay in match because of an injury Adonis Pineda (Nicaragua).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Foul by Joab Gutiérrez (Nicaragua).
39': Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Foul by Thalente Mbatha (South Africa).
41': Jacob Montes (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Penalty South Africa. Kamogelo Sebelebele draws a foul in the penalty area.
43': Penalty conceded by Justing Cano (Nicaragua) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Penalty missed! Still South Africa 0, Nicaragua 0. Lyle Foster (South Africa) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
45'+1': Olwethu Makhanya (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Jonathan Moncada (Nicaragua).
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Kamogelo Sebelebele (South Africa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thabang Matuludi.
45'+3': First Half ends, South Africa 0, Nicaragua 0.
45': Substitution, South Africa. Iqraam Rayners replaces Lyle Foster.
45': Second Half begins South Africa 0, Nicaragua 0.
45': Substitution, South Africa. Relebohile Mofokeng replaces Themba Zwane.
45': Substitution, Nicaragua. Oliver Bello replaces Oliver Orozco.
45': Substitution, South Africa. Sipho Chaine replaces Ricardo Goss.
45': Substitution, Nicaragua. Jefferson Rivera replaces Leyner Moses.
45': Substitution, South Africa. Oswin Appollis replaces Tshepang Moremi.
45': Substitution, South Africa. Thapelo Maseko replaces Kamogelo Sebelebele.
47': Attempt missed. Iqraam Rayners (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thalente Mbatha.
49': Attempt saved. Oswin Appollis (South Africa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Adonis Pineda (Nicaragua). Assisted by Relebohile Mofokeng.
50': Attempt saved. Iqraam Rayners (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Adonis Pineda (Nicaragua). Assisted by Relebohile Mofokeng.
51': Foul by Justing Cano (Nicaragua).
51': Thapelo Maseko (South Africa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Jonathan Moncada.
55': Attempt saved. Thalente Mbatha (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Adonis Pineda (Nicaragua). Assisted by Samukele Kabini.
57': Attempt missed. Relebohile Mofokeng (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oswin Appollis.
58': Delay in match because of an injury Jorge García (Nicaragua).
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Attempt saved. Thapelo Maseko (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Adonis Pineda (Nicaragua). Assisted by Thabang Matuludi.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Jorge García (Nicaragua).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Substitution, South Africa. Nkosinathi Sibisi replaces Ime Okon.
67': Substitution, South Africa. Jayden Adams replaces Thalente Mbatha.
67': Substitution, South Africa. Bradley Cross replaces Samukele Kabini.
68': Attempt saved. Oswin Appollis (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Adonis Pineda (Nicaragua). Assisted by Relebohile Mofokeng.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Jorge García (Nicaragua).
69': Substitution, Nicaragua. Amadeus Zamora replaces Jacob Montes.
70': Substitution, Nicaragua. Edgar Castillo replaces Jorge García because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Attempt missed. Thapelo Maseko (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thabang Matuludi.
77': Thapelo Maseko (South Africa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Jefferson Rivera (Nicaragua).
78': Attempt missed. Relebohile Mofokeng (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oswin Appollis following a set piece situation.
80': Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Ebert Martínez.
82': Foul by Oliver Bello (Nicaragua).
82': Relebohile Mofokeng (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Attempt saved. Yaya Sithole (South Africa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Adonis Pineda (Nicaragua).
85': Attempt blocked. Jayden Adams (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thapelo Maseko with a cross.
85': Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Justing Cano.
85': Attempt missed. Iqraam Rayners (South Africa) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Relebohile Mofokeng with a cross following a corner.
86': Substitution, Nicaragua. Osmin Salinas replaces Jason Coronel.
86': Substitution, Nicaragua. Widman Talavera replaces Jonathan Moncada.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Olwethu Makhanya (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Joab Gutiérrez (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Ebert Martínez (Nicaragua).
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Thabang Matuludi (South Africa) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Adams.
90'+5': Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Jefferson Rivera.
90'+5': Ebert Martínez (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, South Africa 0, Nicaragua 0.
0': Match ends, South Africa 0, Nicaragua 0.

Statistics

NCA		RSA
10	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	6
7	Saves	0
14.5	Possession	85.5
3	SHOTS	22
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
65	Accurate Passes	616
116	Passes	668
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	5
2	Crosses	24
0.5	Cross %	0.2
42	Long Balls	38
9	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.2	Long Balls %	0.8
0	Blocked Shots	6
6	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	0
45	Effective Clearances	4
45	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Orlando Stadium
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Attendance: 32,000

Line-Ups

South Africa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Ricardo Goss (GK)
24	Olwethu Makhanya
21	Ime Okon
18	Samukele Kabini
2	Thabang Matuludi
11	Themba Zwane
5	Thalente Mbatha
13	Sphephelo Sithole
9	Lyle Foster
8	Tshepang Moremi
25	Kamogelo Sebelebele

South Africa Substitutes:

Nkosinathi Sibisi, Ronwen Williams, Iqraam Rayners, Khulumani Ndamane, Khuliso Mudau, Teboho Mokoena, Relebohile Mofokeng, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Thapelo Maseko, Aubrey Modiba, Evidence Makgopa, Bradley Cross, Sipho Chaine, Oswin Appollis, Jayden Adams.

Nicaragua (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Erick Pineda (GK)
19	Evert Martínez
5	Justing Cano
3	Joab Gutiérrez
15	Leyner Moses
16	Raheem Giusseppe Cole Martinez
10	Jacob Montes
14	Jason Coronel
2	Oliver Orozco
8	Jonathan Moncada
7	Jorge García

Nicaragua Substitutes:

Oliver Bello, Edgar Castillo, Steven Cáceres, Alyer López, José Martínez, Darryl Parker, Jefferson Rivera, Osmin Salinas, Widman Talavera, Anyelo Velásquez.

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