SOUTH AFRICA Has Secured A Place At The 2026 FIFA World Cup With A 3-0 Win Over Rwanda On Tuesday Night, Topping African Qualifying Group C. The Result, Combined With Benin’s 4-0 Loss To Nigeria, Saw Bafana Bafana Leapfrog Both Teams To Clinch The Group.
Heading Into The Final Round, Benin Led The Group, Followed By South Africa And Nigeria. South Africa Needed A Win And A Benin Loss — And That’s Exactly What Happened.
At Mbombela Stadium, Goals From Thalente Mbatha, Oswin Appolis, And Evidence Makgopa Sealed The Win For South Africa, Earning Them Their First World Cup Appearance Since Hosting The Tournament In 2010.
Meanwhile, Nigerian Striker Victor Osimhen Scored A Hat Trick In Nigeria’s Dominant Win Over Benin, Helping The Super Eagles Finish Second In The Group With 17 Points.
“It’s Fantastic,” Said South Africa Coach Hugo Broos. “We Believed We Could Do It — And We Did.”
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