South Africa thrashed Rwanda 3-0 of their FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier on the Mbombela Stadium on Tuesday evening to e book their ticket to subsequent 12 months’s international showpiece.
The end result noticed Bafana Bafana qualify for the match in Canada, Mexico and the USA as Group C winners.
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Put up-match, 73-year-old Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos dropped a bombshell, confirming that he’ll retire after subsequent 12 months’s match.
AFCON 2025
South Africa will now play worldwide pleasant matches as they put together for December’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.
Amavubi, however, ended a disappointing qualifying marketing campaign with a defeat and so they completed fifth within the group standings.
The East African aspect additionally didn’t qualify for the 2025 AFCON and they’re more likely to play pleasant matches within the subsequent FIFA break.
Quick begin
Bafana Bafana received off to a superb begin with Oswin Appollis inflicting havoc for the Amavubi defence.
The winger arrange Thalente Mbatha, who netted with a robust shot from outdoors the field at hand South Africa a 1-0 lead 5 minutes into the match.
The hosts doubled their lead 4 minutes earlier than the half-hour mark after group transfer.
Appollis grabbed a well-deserved aim after being arrange by his Orlando Pirates team-mate Proof Makgopa and South Africa have been 2-0 up on the interval.
Hugo Broos’s aspect didn’t take their foot off the pedal after the restart as they continued to launch assaults and so they prolonged their lead within the 72nd minute.
Appollis grabbed his second help of the sport as his corner-kick was headed house by Proof Makgopa, who sealed South Africa’s 3-0 win.
TEAMS
South Africa
Williams; Mudau, Ndamane, Sibisi, Modiba; Mokoena, Mbatha (Shabalala 89′), Mbule (Aubaas 89′); Appollis, Morena (Nkota 35′), Makgopa (Cupido 85′)
Rwanda
Ntwari; Mutsinzi, Byiringiro, Manzi, Niyomugabo (Hamon 68′); Bizimana (Nkulikiyimana 85′), B. Mugisha, Muhire, Kwizera (Imanishimwe 52′), G. Mugisha, Nshuti (Biramahire 68′)
