Match Report
South Africa went into the game 1st in the table on 14 points; South Sudan sat 4th on 3 — an 11-point gap. South Sudan ranked just 37th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.67/0.83 for South Africa and 1/2 for South Sudan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.1.
South Africa's unbeaten run stood at 15, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Over the last five, South Africa had taken 11 of 15 points to South Sudan's 3.
The referee was A. Diouf, with 14 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. Al Salam Stadium in Cairo, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. South Africa led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
South Africa: Iqraam Rayners (7'), Patrick Maswanganyi (22'), Teboho Mokoena (50')