South Africa vs Rwanda · World Cup Qualifying · CAF
South Africa
5-3-2
3 – 0
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Rwanda
3-2-5
Mbombela Stadium · Nelspruit · South Africa
A wide margin: South Africa 3, Rwanda 0 at Mbombela Stadium. Thalente Mbatha scored the winner at the 5-minute mark and Oswin Appollis widened the gap after 26 minutes; Evidence Makgopa widened the gap at the 72-minute mark. Yellow cards: seven.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- World Cup Qualifying · CAF CAF
- Campaign
- 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage
- Ground
- Mbombela Stadium · Nelspruit · South Africa
- Referee
- Mehrez Melki
- South Africa form
- WLWWW
- Rwanda form
- WWWWD
On TV
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- USESPN+Streaming · National
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Timeline
Full time · 3-0
🔁Mduduzi Shabalalareplacing Thalente Mbatha
89'
🔁Bathusi Jurry Aubaasreplacing Sipho Mbule
89'
89'
🟨Aly-Enzo Hamon
🟨Ronwen Williams
87'
🔁Ashley Cupidoreplacing Evidence Makgopa
85'
85'
🔁Darryl Nkulikiyimanareplacing Djihad Bizimana
⚽Evidence MakgopaAssist: Oswin Appollis
72'3 - 0
68'
🔁Aly-Enzo Hamonreplacing Claude Niyomugabo
68'
🔁Abeddy Biramahirereplacing Innocent Nshuti
54'
🟨Gilbert Byiringiro
52'
🔁Emmanuel Imanishimwereplacing Jojea Kwizera
51'
🟨Djihad Bizimana
Half-time · 2-0
🟨Sipho Mbule
39'
🟨Mohau Nkota
37'
🔁Mohau Nkotareplacing Thapelo Morena
35'
29'
🟨Innocent Nshuti
⚽Oswin AppollisAssist: Evidence Makgopa
26'2 - 0
⚽Thalente MbathaAssist: Oswin Appollis
5'1 - 0
Kick-off
Teams
South Africa4-2-3-1
13⚽↓Makgopa
7⚽Appollis
17🟨↓Mbule
23↓Morena
4Mokoena
5⚽↓Mbatha
6Modiba
3Ndamane
20Mudau
19Sibisi
1🟨Williams
Bench
- 15Bathusi Jurry Aubaason for Sipho Mbule, 89'
- 14Thabo Moloisane
- 11Mduduzi Shabalalaon for Thalente Mbatha, 89'
- 9Ashley Cupidoon for Evidence Makgopa, 85'
- 16Sipho Chaine
- 2Malibongwe Khoza
- 10Mohau Nkotaon for Thapelo Morena, 35' 🟨
- 22Ricardo Goss
- 18Samukele Kabini
- 8Tshepang Moremi
- 12Thabang Matuludi
- 21Sphephelo Sithole
Rwanda4-4-2
11Muhire
19🟨↓Nshuti
4🟨↓Bizimana
12Mugisha
15Mugisha
22↓Kwizera
2↓Niyomugabo
17Manzi
8🟨Byiringiro
5Mutsinzi
1Ntwari
Bench
- 21Darryl Nkulikiyimanaon for Djihad Bizimana, 85'
- 10Anicet Ishimwe
- 18Clement Twizere
- 7Abeddy Biramahireon for Innocent Nshuti, 68'
- 16Arthur Gitego
- 13Emmanuel Nshimiyimana
- 9Aly-Enzo Hamonon for Claude Niyomugabo, 68' 🟨
- 23Pierre Ishimwe
- 20Jean Bosco Ruboneka
- 14Phanuel Kavita
- 6Yunusu Nshimiyimana
- 3Emmanuel Imanishimweon for Jojea Kwizera, 52'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +6 | 18 |
| 2 |  Nigeria | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +7 | 17 |
| 3 |  Benin | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 17 |
| 4 |  Lesotho | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 5 |  Rwanda | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 11 |
| 6 |  Zimbabwe | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
Meetings
0South Africa wins
0Level
1Rwanda wins
Last times they met
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Rwanda
2–0
South Africa · 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF
Form
Last games: South Africa
D0-0D3-3W3-0D1-1D0-0
Last games: Rwanda
L2-0L2-0L1-0W1-0L1-0
