Eritrea vs 30.09.26 16:000 – 5Full Time
South Africa — AFCON Qualifying: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Mofokeng brace inspires South Africa's rout of Eritrea
South Africa thrashed Eritrea 5-0 in an AFCON Qualifying Group Stage fixture at Al Salam Stadium, a result that leaves Hugo Broos's side with a five-goal margin to show for their travels. The match produced five goals in total, all of them scored by the away side.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Relebohile Mofokeng put South Africa ahead in the 19th minute, finishing off an Oswin Appollis assist, and doubled his tally in first-half stoppage time with Samukelo Kabini teeing him up, sending the visitors in 2-0 up at the break. Sphephelo Sithole extended the lead four minutes into the second half.
Iqraam Rayners added a fourth in the 63rd minute, again assisted by Appollis, before Luther Singh completed the scoring deep into stoppage time in the 90th minute plus four. Eritrea, who finished with none of their own goals to show, never troubled the scoreboard across the ninety minutes.
South Africa dominated territorially and in front of goal, controlling 64% of possession and outshooting Eritrea 22 to 11, with 9 of those efforts on target compared to Eritrea's 4.
Relebohile Mofokeng scored twice, opening the contest in the 19th minute and adding a second before half-time, and finished with a rating of 9.82 to lead all performers on the pitch.
South Africa's dominance was reflected in the shot count, with 22 attempts to Eritrea's 11 across the match.
South Africa won 5–0 away against Eritrea (half-time 0–2).
Eritrea met South Africa in the AFCON Qualifying (Group Stage - 2). Kick-off was Wednesday, 30 September 2026, 16:00 UTC at Al Salam Stadium. Referee: L. Jammeh.
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Key moments
- 19' Goal: Relebohile Mofokeng (assist: Oswin Appollis) — 0–1
- 45+1' Goal: Relebohile Mofokeng (assist: Samukelo Kabini) — 0–2
- 52' Goal: Sphephelo Sithole — 0–3
- 63' Goal: Iqraam Rayners (assist: Oswin Appollis) — 0–4
- 90+4' Goal: Luther Singh (assist: Oswin Appollis) — 0–5
Starting line-ups
Eritrea (5-4-1)
- 1 Yonathan Abel Sultan
- 3 Jonas Idris Ibrahim
- 14 Namrud Embaye
- 5 Nahom Tadese Mekonen
- 33 Jozef Misignha
- 16 Hennos Asmelash
- 20 Nahom Girmai Netabay
- 9 Tesfaldet Tekie
- 8 Ablelom Teklezgi
- 7 Filimon Gerezgiher
- 10 A. Sulieman
South Africa (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Ronwen Williams
- 18 Samukelo Kabini
- 24 Olwethu Makhanya
- 21 Ime Okon
- 25 K. Sebelebele
- 30 Bathusi Aubaas
- 13 Sphephelo Sithole
- 7 O. Appollis
- 10 Relebohile Mofokeng
- 12 Thapelo Maseko
- 15 Iqraam Rayners
About this match
On this page: the Eritrea vs South Africa final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this AFCON Qualifying fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Eritrea and South Africa team pages or the AFCON Qualifying page.