Bafana Bafana came back from a goal down to defeat a determined 10-man Botswana 2-1 to keep their Cosafa Cup semifinal chances alive at a vibrant King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban on Saturday.
The two sides went to the break locked at 0-0 and Botswana, were the first to score in the final stanza through Thatayaone Kgamanyane. A penalty by Iqraam Rayners and a goal by Shaune Mogaila kept the hosts in the running for glory in the regional tournament.Bafana needed to win the match after opening the campaign with a 1-1 draw against Namibia while Botswana’s Zebras defeated Eswatini 1-0.
Bafana had numerous opportunities to break the deadlock in the opening half, but the South Africans were just blunt up front.While Botswana need to be commended for their good, sometimes scrappy, defending, Bafana could have done better.Bafana mentor Morena Ramoreboli led his attack with experienced forwards in Iqraam Rayners and Tshegofatsho Mabasa while opening game hero Rowan Human also started the clash.
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