Bafana Bafana of South Africa defeated Gernot Rohr-led Benin Republic 2-1 in Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Durban on Saturday.
The win means Bafana Bafana go top of the group on three points.
Lesotho, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zimbabwe (all on one point each) are second, third, fourth and fifth respectively while Benin Republic occupy bottom spot.
Percy Tau gave Bafana the perfect start as he opened the scoring in the 2nd minute.
In the second minute of added time in the first half, Khuliso Mudau made it 2-0 for the home side.
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Benin Republic pulled a goal back through Steve Mounie with 20 minutes left to play.
Bafana’s next fixture in the qualifiers is an away tie against Rwanda on November 21.
The Super Eagles will face Zimbabwe on Sunday, 19 November in Rwanda.
It was not the best of starts for the Eagles following a shock 1-1 home draw with Lesotho.
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