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As it happened: Congo v Bafana Bafana
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Goals from Bongani Ndulula and Tokelo Rantie secured a 2-0 win for South Africa at the Stade Municipal in Pointe-Noire.
The victory saw Bafana Bafana move to the top of Group A after three rounds of qualifiers.
Speaking after the win, Mashaba said it's important for his players to remain focused on the job at hand.
"A great result but we must firmly remain rooted on the ground, another win in Polokwane on Wednesday," said the South African coach, referring to the return fixture against Congo in Polokwane next week.
Mashaba made three changes to the team that earned a credible goalless draw against Nigeria in Cape Town last month.
Ajax Cape Town defender Rivaldo Coetzee made his debut for the senior team having come through the youth structures under the guidance of Mashaba.
Coetzee became the senior national team's youngest ever representative at 17, beating a 15 record held by another defender, Aaron Mokoena.
Thulani Serero was also in the starting line-up, while Rantie partnered Ndulula in attack.
Bafana are yet to lose a game since Mashaba replaced Gordon Igesund as head coach in July.
South Africa jump into pole position in Group A with 7 points from 3 matches. 5 goals scored & 0 conceded. #AFCON2015 pic.twitter.com/FeRCtvQHsj
— Official PSL (@OfficialPSL) October 11, 2014Teams:
Congo:
Massa, I Nganga, Moubhio, F Nganga, Bissiki, Ndinga, Oniangué, Gandzé, Litsingi, Bifouma, Doré
Bafana Bafana:
Meyiwa, Matlaba, Mathoho, Coetzee, Hlatshwayo, Furman, Jali, Masango, Serero, Rantie, Ndulula
Updated Africa Cup of Nations match-day 3 qualifying results on Saturday:
Group A
At Pointe-Noire, Congo
Congo Brazzaville 0 South Africa 2 (Ndulula 52, Rantie 55)
At Khartoum
Sudan 1 (Almadina 41) Nigeria 0
Standings (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points)
S. Africa 3 2 1 0 5 0 7
Congo 3 2 0 1 5 4 6
Sudan 3 1 0 2 1 5 3
Nigeria 3 0 1 2 2 4 1
Fixtures:
Oct 15: Nigeria v Sudan, S. Africa v Congo
Group B
At Blantyre
Malawi 0 Algeria 2 (Halliche 10, Mesbah 90+3)
At Addis Ababa
Ethiopia 0 Mali 2 (Diaby 33, S. Yatabare 60)
Standings
Algeria 3 3 0 0 5 1 9
Mali 3 2 0 1 4 1 6
Malawi 3 1 0 2 3 6 3
Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 7 0
Fixtures:
Oct 15: Algeria v Malawi, Mali v Ethiopia
Group C
At Libreville
Gabon 2 (Aubameyang 70, 74) Burkina Faso 0
Friday
At Maseru
Lesotho 0 Angola 0
Standings
Gabon 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
B. Faso 3 2 0 1 5 2 6
Lesotho 3 0 2 1 1 3 2
Angola 3 0 1 2 0 4 1
Fixtures:
Oct 15: Angola v Lesotho, B. Faso v Gabon
Group D
At Yaounde
Sierra Leone 0 Cameroon 0
Note: fixture moved from Freetown because of Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone
At Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of Congo 1 (Mongongu 69-pen) Ivory Coast 2 (Bony 24, Gradel 83)
Standings
Cameroon 3 2 1 0 6 1 7
I. Coast 3 2 0 1 5 6 6
DR Congo 3 1 0 2 3 4 3
S. Leone 3 0 1 2 1 4 1
Fixtures:
Oct 15: Cameroon v S. Leone, I. Coast v DR Congo
Group E
At Kampala
Uganda 0 Togo 1 (Kokou 30)
Playing later
At Casablanca, Morocco
Guinea v Ghana 1900 GMT
Note: fixture moved from Conakry because of Ebola epidemic in Guinea
Standngs
Uganda 3 1 1 1 3 2 4
Ghana 2 1 1 0 4 3 4
Togo 3 1 0 2 4 5 3
Guinea 2 1 0 1 2 3 3
Fixtures:
Oct 15: Ghana v Guinea, Togo v Uganda
Group F
At Maputo
Mozambique 2 (Kito 43, Reginaldo 60) Cape Verde Islands 0
At Niamey
Niger 0 Zambia 0
Standings
C. Verde 3 2 0 1 5 4 6
Mozambique 3 1 2 0 3 1 5
Zambia 3 0 2 1 1 2 2
Niger 3 0 2 1 2 4 2
Fixtures:
Oct 15: C. Verde v Mozambique, Zambia v Niger
Group G
Friday
At Gaborone
Botswana 0 Egypt 2 (El-Nenny 55, Salah 61)
At Dakar
Senegal 0 Tunisia 0
Standings
Senegal 3 2 1 0 4 0 7
Tunisia 3 2 1 0 3 1 7
Egypt 3 1 0 2 2 3 3
Botswana 3 0 0 3 1 6 0
Fixtures:
Oct 15: Egypt v Botswana, Tunisia v Senegal
Notes
- Group winners and runners-up and best third-place team qualify for finals
- Hosts Morocco qualify automatically for the Jan 17-Feb 8 2015 tournament
