{"id":19499,"date":"2026-10-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/?p=19499"},"modified":"2026-10-01T09:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:46:36","slug":"eritrea-0-5-south-africa-afcon-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/sports-betting-news\/eritrea-0-5-south-africa-afcon-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa Crushes Eritrea 5-0 as Mofokeng Shines in AFCON Qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

South Africa produced a ruthless attacking display to dismantle Eritrea 5-0 in Round 2 of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers<\/strong>, with Relebohile Mofokeng scoring twice<\/strong> and Oswin Appollis playing a major creative role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bafana Bafana were already two goals clear at half-time before Yaya Sithole and Iqraam Rayners put the contest beyond Eritrea. Substitute Luther Singh then completed the rout deep into stoppage time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For football fans in Kenya and across Africa<\/strong>, the emphatic result was another reminder of South Africa’s attacking quality as the race for AFCON qualification gathers momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mofokeng Double Puts Bafana Bafana in Control<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

South Africa’s afternoon began with an early setback when Brooklyn Poggenpoel replaced the injured Bathusi Aubaas in the 12th minute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That disruption did little to slow Bafana Bafana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The breakthrough arrived in the 19th minute<\/strong>, when Mofokeng converted from an Appollis assist<\/strong> to give South Africa a deserved 1-0 advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eritrea attempted to keep the deficit manageable, but South Africa struck again at the perfect moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In first-half stoppage time, Mofokeng grabbed his second goal<\/strong>, this time with an assist from Samukelo Kabini<\/strong>, sending Bafana Bafana into the interval with a commanding 2-0 lead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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South Africa Turns Up the Pressure After Half-Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Any hopes of an Eritrean comeback were quickly extinguished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just seven minutes after the restart, Yaya Sithole made it 3-0<\/strong>, giving South Africa complete control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth followed in the 63rd minute<\/strong>. Appollis registered his second assist of the game by setting up Iqraam Rayners<\/strong>, whose finish transformed an already comfortable advantage into a rout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa could then afford to rotate their squad. Lebone Seema, Cassius Mailula and Luther Singh were introduced in the 74th minute, while Themba Zwane replaced Sithole five minutes later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appollis Creates Again as Singh Completes 5-0 Rout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bafana Bafana continued searching for another goal despite the match being effectively decided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their persistence was rewarded in the 94th minute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appollis provided his third assist of the match<\/strong>, allowing substitute Luther Singh<\/strong> to score South Africa’s fifth and put the finishing touch on an emphatic performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eritrea 0-5 South Africa: Goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n