Eritrea 0-5 South Africa: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Wednesday, 30 September 2026: South Africa came out on top against Eritrea, winning 5-0. The margin of victory was 5 goals.

South Africa led 2-0 at half-time. The game was played at Al Salam Stadium, Cairo.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Eritrea have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They scored 6 goals and let in 6 goals (L-L-W-W-D).

Over their last 5 games South Africa have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They scored 4 goals and let in 5 goals (L-D-W-L-W).

Recent form is level: both sides took 7 of a possible 15 points.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 5 goals.

19' - Relebohile Mofokeng scored for South Africa (0-1). 45+1' - Relebohile Mofokeng scored for South Africa (0-2). 52' - Sphephelo Sithole scored for South Africa (0-3). 63' - Iqraam Rayners scored for South Africa (0-4). 90+4' - Luther Singh scored for South Africa (0-5).

Relebohile Mofokeng scored 2 goals for South Africa.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 1 yellow card: 0 for Eritrea and 1 for South Africa.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Eritrea and 5 substitutions for South Africa.

Match statistics

Eritrea had 31.3% of possession, against 68.7% for South Africa.

Eritrea had 11 shots, 4 on target, while South Africa had 22 shots, 9 on target. Eritrea won 6 corners and South Africa won 8 corners. Eritrea committed 15 fouls and South Africa committed 9 fouls.

South Africa had the most shots on target (9).

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Eritrea are 3rd with 1 point from 2 matches, while South Africa are 1st with 6 points from 2 matches. That leaves Eritrea 5 points behind South Africa.

South Africa are top of the table.

More on this match

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