AFCON QUALIFIERS: South Africa Thrash Eritrea 5–0 as Mofokeng Drops a Brace

South Africa delivered a dominant performance, cruising to a 5–0 victory over Eritrea in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign

September 30, 2026

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South Africa delivered a dominant performance on Wednesday, cruising to a 5–0 victory over Eritrea in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. Bafana Bafana wasted no time taking control of the encounter, with Relebohile Mofokeng opening the scoring in the 19th minute. The young forward doubled his tally in first-half stoppage time to give South Africa a commanding 2–0 lead at the break. South Africa continued their attacking dominance after the restart, with Sphephelo Sithole extending the advantage in the 52nd minute. Iqraam Rayners then made it 4–0 in the 63rd minute before Luther Singh completed the rout with a late goal in stoppage time. Mofokeng was the standout performer, scoring twice as South Africa produced an emphatic attacking display from start to finish. Full-Time Eritrea 0–5 South Africa ⚽ 19' — Relebohile Mofokeng ⚽ 45+1' — Relebohile Mofokeng ⚽ 52' — Sphephelo Sithole ⚽ 63' — Iqraam Rayners ⚽ 90+4' — Luther Singh The result gives South Africa another important three points in their qualifying campaign and underlines their strong start to the road to AFCON 2027. For Eritrea, the heavy defeat leaves them with plenty to work on ahead of their next qualifying fixture.

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