Bafana one of four teams unbeaten
Bafana one of four teams unbeaten in Afcon qualifying
South Africa looked headed for a historic victory over Nigeria at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium on Wednesday when two goals from Tokelo Rantie gave them the ascendency, but Sone Aluko hit back with a brace of his own as an entertaining game ended 2-2.
The result was not enough to save the Super Eagles, but at least they can still say South Africa have never beaten them in a competitive men's international match.
However, the 2-2 draw means Shakes Mashaba's side still ended qualifying unbeaten after three wins, three draws and zero defeats. Cameroon, Tunisia and Gabon were the other three teams that did not lose a game.
Bafana were one of the teams with the stingiest defences – only Cameroon (1), Senegal (1), Tunisia (2) and Zambia (2) conceded fewer goals than South Africa.
Ivory Coast were the top scoring team with 13 goals in qualifying, although they also shipped 11 at the back. Cameroon had the best goal-difference (+8) followed by Algeria (+7).
The result was not enough to save the Super Eagles, but at least they can still say South Africa have never beaten them in a competitive men's international match.
However, the 2-2 draw means Shakes Mashaba's side still ended qualifying unbeaten after three wins, three draws and zero defeats. Cameroon, Tunisia and Gabon were the other three teams that did not lose a game.
Bafana were one of the teams with the stingiest defences – only Cameroon (1), Senegal (1), Tunisia (2) and Zambia (2) conceded fewer goals than South Africa.
Ivory Coast were the top scoring team with 13 goals in qualifying, although they also shipped 11 at the back. Cameroon had the best goal-difference (+8) followed by Algeria (+7).
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