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Bafana maintain their lead at the top of their World Cup group after beating Lesotho – South African Football Association

5 September 2025 – Bafana Bafana beat Lesotho 3-0 at the Free State Stadium to maintain their lead at the top of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying group on Friday night. After a nervy start to the match, coach Hugo Broos’ charges settled down and it was not very long before they opened their

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5 September 2025 – Bafana Bafana beat Lesotho 3-0 at the Free State Stadium to maintain their lead at the top of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying group on Friday night.

After a nervy start to the match, coach Hugo Broos’ charges settled down and it was not very long before they opened their account through Mohau Nkota in the 15th minute.

Bafana Bafana could not find a second goal in the opening period but went into the halftime break with their 1-0 lead still intact. The visitors stepped up a gear in the second period and were eventually rewarded when Lyle Foster beat Lesotho goalkeeper Sekhoane Moerane in the 62nd minute.

Broos’ charges were in command at this stage and it did not come as a surprise when Oswin Appollis scored the third goal of the match in the 66th minute.

The victory was dampened by injuries to Nyiko Mobbie, who was substituted barely five minutes into the game, and Thabo Moloisane, who exited the match in the 52nd minute.

“For us it is a pity that we have these injuries again. Moloisane is not so bad, but Mobbie is out, and we will have to call someone else. We will decide in the next hour who that will be. It is the only negative point from this game, but it can happen in any game,” Broos said.

Bafana Bafana maintain their five-point lead in Group C after Benin beat Zimbabwe 1-0 on the same day to move to second place with 11 points.

South African Football: Bafana Bafana has a women’s counterpart known as Banyana Banyana.

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