What Sa Football Is All About: Khumalo After Amajimbos' Amazing Comeback

SA Under-17 coach Vela Khumalo has lauded his troops for sticking to the fundamentals of Mzansi's football identity in Monday's 4-3 win over Egypt in their U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Afcon group B opener in Casablanca, Morocco.

Amajimbos rallied from 3-1 down within 20 minutes for a stirring comeback win.

Simphiwe Mlondo of Mamelodi Sundowns opened the scoring in the first minute, but quick-fire strikes by Anas Roshdi in the fourth and 13th minutes and Hamza Abelkarim in the 18th saw things seemingly fall apart for the South Africans.

Khumalo's team regrouped and Kaizer Chiefs' Neo Bohloko's brace of penalties 27th and 41th saw them go to the break at 3-3. Cape Town City starlet Emile Witbooi produced the 71st-minute winner at Stade Larbi Zaouli.

SA's next group B clash is against Cameroon, who lost their opener 2-1 to Burkina Faso earlier on Monday, at the same venue on Thursday 4pm SA time.