Bafana’s journey in Afcon qualifiers up to now

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Bafana Bafana will take on Ghana and Sudan in back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Here’s a look at how they fared in Group C after four games.

South Africa will welcome the Black Stars of Ghana to the FNB Stadium when the two nations square off on Thursday, with kick-off set for 6pm.

Bafana will then travel to Khartoum for their final Group C qualifier against Sudan at the Al-Hilal Stadium on Sunday, scheduled to kick off at 6pm.

We take a look back at Bafana’s previous results in Group C:

Ghana 2-0 Bafana Bafana

Bafana Bafana suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of Ghana in their opening 2021 Afcon Group C qualifier at the Cape Coast Stadium on Thursday, 14 November 2019, through goals from Thomas Partey and Mohammed Kudus.

Bafana Bafana 1-0 Sudan

South Africa claimed their first win in the group stages after Lebogang Phiri’s solitary goal fired them to a 1-0 win over Sudan on Sunday, 17 November 2019.

Bafana Bafana 2-0 Sao Tome and Principe

Goals from Percy Tau and Bongani Zungu guided Bafana Bafana to an unconvincing 2-0 win over Sao Tome and Principe at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Friday, 13 November 2020.

Sao Tome and Principe 2-4 Bafana Bafana

Bafana Bafana completed the double over Sao Tome and Principe as they registered a 4-2 victory at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Monday, 16 November 2020.

Joazhifel Soares and Harramiz Soares netted the Falcons’ first two goals in their Group C campaign, but Themba Zwane and Percy Tau each grabbed a brace to hand Bafana the victory.