South Africa defeats Eritrea 5-0 in AFCON 2027 qualifier

South Africa secured a dominant 5-0 victory over Eritrea in a CAF AFCON 2027 qualifying match held at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo. The win marks the second consecutive victory for the Bafana Bafana, following their previous win against Guinea.

Relebohile Mofokeng led the scoring with two goals, finding the net in the 19th minute and during first-half stoppage time. The offensive momentum continued in the second half with goals from Yaya Sithole (52'), Iqraam Rayners (63'), and Luther Singh, who scored in the 90+4 minute.

With this result, South Africa leads Group D with six points from two matches.