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South Africa national football team
Africa Cup of Nations | Group Stage
Jun 28, 2019 at 9pm UK
 
Namibia national football team

1-0

Zungu (68')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Bongani Zungu heads South Africa to victory over Namibia

Bongani Zungu heads South Africa to victory over Namibia
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Bongani Zungu heads South Africa to victory over Namibia

Bongani Zungu's second-half header earned South Africa a 1-0 win over battling Namibia to boost their hopes of reaching the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage.

Zungu converted from Percy Tau's corner in the 68th minute as South Africa bounced back from their opening defeat to Ivory Coast.

Bafana Bafana boss Stuart Baxter had warned his side ahead of the match not to underestimate Namibia and they did indeed prove tough opposition, goalkeeper Lloyd Kazapua proving equal to Themba Zwane's effort in the first half.

But Baxter's men finally made the breakthrough from a set-piece and closed out victory.

Victory moved South Africa level on three points with Ivory Coast in Group D ahead of their third match against already-qualified Morocco.

Namibia, despite two defeats from two, are not yet out of it, but need to beat Ivory Coast and hope South Africa lose to Morocco to stand any chance of progressing.

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Q Equatorial Guinea flag Eq Guinea32107
Q Nigeria Nigeria32107
Q Cote D'Ivoire flag Ivory Coast31023
4 Guinea-Bissau flag Guinea-Bissau30030

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Q Cape Verde flag Cape Verde32107
Q Egypt Egypt30303
3 Ghana flag Ghana30212
4 Mozambique flag Mozambique30212

Group C

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Q Senegal flag Senegal33009
Q Guinea flag Guinea31114
Q Cameroon flag Cameroon31114
4 Gambia flag Gambia30030

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Q Mauritania flag Mauritania31023
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Q South Africa South Africa31114
Q Namibia Namibia31114
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Q DR Congo flag Congo DR30303
3 Tanzania flag Tanzania30212
4 Zambia flag Zambia30212


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