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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa’s Bafana Bafana beats Benin Republic 2-1 in the race to 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifies.<\/p>\n

According to Soccernet, the win makes Bafana Bafana leaders in the group C.<\/p>\n

The first goal came from former Brighton forward Percy Tau within the first two minutes played.<\/p>\n

The second goal was shot by Khuliso Johnson Mudau minutes before the halftime.<\/p>\n

On the Benin side, striker Steve Mounie\u0301 scored during the second half.<\/p>\n

South Africa will now face Rwanda on November 21, 2023.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Ivory Coast crushed Seychelles 9-0 in Abidjan. The first goal was scored at minute 20 by forward Sebastien Haller.<\/p>\n

Other goals were scored by Konate and Hamed Traore who scored two goals each.<\/p>\n

Haller, Ibrahim Sangare, Simon Adingra, Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso each scored one goal.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eritrea<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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