Ashfak Mohamed
It was set to be a celebration of their qualification for next years Africa Cup of Nations, and Bafana Bafana came to the party with a dominant display at the Cape Town Stadium last night to dispatch minnows South Sudan 3-0 to top the Group K log.
Hugo Broos team put on a memorable show in front of a capacity crowd at the majestic 2010 Fifa World Cup venue to finish off their qualifying campaign in style in the Mother City.
First-half goals by Iqraam Rayners and Patrick Maswanganyi put the result beyond doubt early on against the hopelessly outclassed South Sudanese, who had travelled to South Africa with just 15 locally-based players. But it was the manner in which the Bafana players showed up on the night that will please Broos, who demanded a top effort from his squad before the game.
The Belgian mentor said that South Africa would take the match seriously despite having already qualified before last weeks 2-0 victory over Uganda, and his players responded with a superb performance.
