Match Report
In the standings it was South Africa 3rd on 6 points, Uganda 1st on 7 — separated by 1. The last five rounds placed South Africa no better than 7th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, South Africa were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.25, Uganda 2 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.03 goals per team per game.
South Africa's unbeaten run stood at 7.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for South Africa, 2 draws and 0 for Uganda, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings.
Al Salam Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,000. On the scoreboard, Uganda led 1-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 3-3.
Goal scorers
South Africa: Ramahlwe Mphahlele (52'), T. Kutumela (58'), Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo (83') · Uganda: Jude Ssemugabi (31'), Allan Okello (88'), Rogers Torach (90')
Key stats
Possession: South Africa 49% · Uganda 51% · Total shots: 10-7 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-5