South Sudan made the home crowd happy by taking the lead early through a well taken penalty by Okello, showing their intent from the start. However, South Africa quickly regrouped, and after sustained pressure, they found the equalizer through Oswin Appollis . Just when the first half was about to end, Bafana Bafana added a second, putting them ahead and giving the fans hope of a comfortable win.

But South Sudan refused to back down. Just 12 minutes into the second half, they scored, leveling the game and setting up a tense finish.

As the match seemed destined for a draw, Bafana Bafana’s relentless pursuit of a winner paid off deep into stoppage time. In the 95th minute, Mbatha fired home a dramatic last-minute goal, securing all three points for South Africa and sending the bench and technical team into wild celebrations.

Bafana bafana now has 4 points from the 2 matches played .