Group K in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers will feature a key match between South Sudan and South Africa at the Juba Stadium on Tuesday 10 September. Kick-off is at 15:00 CAT.
South Africa got their campaign off to a rocky start with a 2-2 home draw against Uganda at the Orlando Stadium on Friday evening. Bafana Bafana completely dominated the first half and opened the scoring via Lyle Foster, but a failure to convert several other scoring chances cost them dearly, with the Cranes roaring back in the second stanza via two stunning long-range goals.
The hosts looked to be on course for a defeat, but substitute Thalente Mbatha struck a debut goal five minutes into injury time to salvage a draw.
The point gives us a boost and I think for [the match] against South Sudan we have to review some of the things and try to have a sharper team on the pitch than [against Uganda] because it is not easy, said coach Hugo Broos.
The game against Uganda was not simple, they were aggressive, they had players who were running and sometimes we didnt have an answer on that. I am happy with a draw and I am sure that [against South Sudan] we will have a better South Africa than [against Uganda].
