Bafana Bafana of South Africa are the leaders of Group C of the 2026 World Cup qualifying section, which also has the Super Eagles, after a 2-1 win over Benin in Durban.
South Africa have three points from a game after the other two games in this group ended in draws – Zimbabwe held hosts Rwanda to a goalless draw before the Super Eagles forced a 1-1 draw with Lesotho in Uyo.
Bafana Bafana got off to a great when Al Ahly star forward Percy Tau opened the scoring after just two minutes. Khouliso Madau then scored his first-ever goal for his country in first-half stoppage time for the home team to go into the break 2-0 up.
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However, Benin fought back after the interval for Steve Mounie to pull a goal back in the 70th minute.
It was a cool finish by the experienced striker. The Super Eagles could topple the South Africans at the top of the standings with a win against Zimbabwe in Rwanda.