South Africa fought back to hold Ghana 1-1 in their penultimate 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg Thursday evening,
The result at Soccer City is enough for the Black Stars to punch their ticket to Cameroon 2021 – as they are now guaranteed to finish in the top two of Group C – but Bafana Bafana’s fate will go down to their final game away to Sudan on Sunday.
The Black Stars claimed the lead within four minutes of the second half: midfielder Kudus received a pass from right-back Benson Annang, shifted past one defender and stabbed home a low shot that went in via the inside of the post.
Bafana Bafana hit back almost immediately, levelling the game at 1-1 in the 52nd minute: Ruzaigh Gamildien put Tau into space on the right of the penalty area and the striker sent a low effort past the right hand of Abalora, cleverly shooting through the legs of Nicholas Opoku.
The teams traded further chances in what remained of the game – with Afriyie Acquah notably shooting wide on 78 minutes, shortly before Innocent Maela’s long-range hit was saved by Abalora – but the sides ultimately settled for a share of the spoils.
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