Broos unhappy with Bafana performance in AFCON win
A goal in stoppage time gave Bafana Bafana a crucial 3-2 win against South Sudan in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Juba.
The hosts opened the scoring from the penalty spot, but Bafana’s Oswin Appollis quickly equalised two minutes later and scored his second goal just before halftime.
Fifteen minutes into the second half, the home side equalised, and it looked as if South Africa faced another 2-2 draw like four days ago against Uganda.
Substitute Thalente Mbatha, however, became the toast of South Africa again as he scored the 95th-minute winner.
When the home side only partially cleared a Teboho Mokoena free-kick, Mbatha rifled the ball past a throng of players and Australia-based goalkeeper Majak Mawith into the corner of the net.
Mbatha made his national team debut last Friday off the bench and also scored five minutes into added time, enabling South Africa to snatch a 2-2 home draw with Uganda.
Bafana coach Hugo Broos was not satisfied with the performance and felt that his team could have wrapped up the game in the first half.
However, he was happy to walk away with three points from an away game.
“I thank the good Lord upstairs,” Broos said.
“He was with us in this game and also against Uganda [in the 2-2 draw last Friday]. But we played better against Uganda. Today we didn’t really play our best game. We should have done better. If we had done better, I think the score should not be 3-2, but maybe 5-2 or something for South Africa,” he added.
Uganda top Group K with four points, ahead of South Africa on goal difference. Congo Brazzaville have three points and South Sudan none.
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