Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

FT Wednesday, September 30, 2026
South Africa LDWLW 5
–
Eritrea LLWWD 0
1st2ndT
RSA235
ERI000
Al Salam Stadium

Team Stats

9
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
9
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
4
68.7
Possession
31.3
22
SHOTS
11
9
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
595
Accurate Passes
222
662
Passes
298
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
5
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
8
Clearances
30

Lineups

ERI · 5-4-1

  1. 1Yonathan Abel SultanG
  2. 5Nahom Tadese MekonenCD
  3. 14Namrud EmbayeCD-L
  4. 33Jozef MisignhaCD-R
  5. 3Jonas Idris IbrahimLB
  6. 16Hennos AsmelashRB
  7. 9Tesfaldet TekieCM-L
  8. 8Ablelom TeklezgiCM-R
  9. 20Nahom NetabayLM
  10. 7Filimon GerezgiherRM
  11. 10Ali SuliemanF

RSA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. 24Olwethu MakhanyaCD-L
  3. 21Ime OkonCD-R
  4. 18Samukele KabiniLB
  5. 25Kamogelo SebelebeleRB
  6. 10Relebohile MofokengAM
  7. 30Bathusi Jurry AubaasLM
  8. 13Sphephelo SitholeRM
  9. 15Iqraam RaynersF
  10. 7Oswin AppollisAM-L
  11. 12Thapelo MasekoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Brooklyn Poggenpoel (South Africa) Substitution at 12'
  2. 19' Relebohile Mofokeng (South Africa) Goal at 19'
  3. 33' Olwethu Makhanya (South Africa) Yellow Card at 33'
  4. 45'+1' Relebohile Mofokeng (South Africa) Goal at 45'+1'
  5. 45'+2' Esrom Yohannes (Eritrea) Substitution at 45'+2'
  6. 52' Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa) Goal at 52'
  7. 58' Yonatan Sebhatu (Eritrea) Substitution at 58'
  8. 58' Maill Lundgren (Eritrea) Substitution at 58'
  9. 63' Iqraam Rayners (South Africa) Goal at 63'
  10. 74' Cassius Mailula (South Africa) Substitution at 74'
  11. 74' Lebone Seema (South Africa) Substitution at 74'
  12. 74' Luther Singh (South Africa) Substitution at 74'
  13. 76' Yonael Yonas (Eritrea) Substitution at 76'
  14. 77' Awed Issac Abeselom (Eritrea) Substitution at 77'
  15. 79' Themba Zwane (South Africa) Substitution at 79'
  16. 90'+4' Luther Singh (South Africa) Goal at 90'+4'

AFCON Qualifying News

All news
Video CAS General Secretary promises AFCON final verdict 'as soon as possible' CAS General Secretary promises AFCON final verdict 'as soon as possible' ESPN Ed Dove AFCON qualifiers - Renard returns, Ghana unravel, and Nigeria make unwanted history The opening rounds of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying - and the international friendlies that followed - have left many of the continent's established contenders with plenty of areas to improve. ESPN Colin Udoh Al Ittihad's George Ilenikhena wants debut Nigeria goal to be 'first of many' George Ilenikhena hopes his first goal for Nigeria will be the first of many, after marking his senior international debut with a goal in the Super Eagles' 2-1 win over Madagascar in their opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. ESPN Ed Dove Far-too-early AFCON 2027 Power Rankings - Nigeria, Bafana chances assessed, no place for Ghana Africa Cup of Nations qualifying has begun, with incoming head coaches picking up the reins, teams seeking to maintain their World Cup momentum, and the road to Pamoja 2027 finally beginning.