Bafana Bafana got their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign off to a winning start after beating Angola 2-1 at the Grand Stade de Marrakech on Monday night.
The irrepressible Oswin Appollis opened the scoring in the first half when he beat Angola goalkeeper Hugo Marques with a brilliant strike in the 21st minute. Show Cafumana equalised for the Angolans in 35th minute, but Man of the Match Lyle Foster brilliantly beat Marques to win the match for the South African senior men’s national team in the 79th minute.
Bafana coach Hugo Broos said the introduction of Tshepang Moremi at the start of the second half proved to be decisive as he gave the Angolans plenty to think about. The livewire Moremi kept the Angolans on their toes and even managed to find the back of the net in the 51st minute, but the referee and VAR ruled the goal as offside.
“We got some things right during halftime, and I think Momeri also gave us good service. He played very well, was quick and was a threat for the Angola defense. This changed a lot of things,” Broos said.
“We were also more aggressive. We put more pressure on the opponent. We had some chances and even got a goal from Moremi. But okay, it was offside.”
Bafana Bafana play their next AFCON Group B match against Egypt on Friday, while group rivals Zimbabwe face Angola in the other match.
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