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The Bafana Bafana of South Africa defeated Uganda Cranes in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers match played at the Mandela National Stadium in Namboole. The game started on a slow note as South Africa preferred to build play from the back with short passes.
Uganda Cranes Soccer team.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
South African National Soccer team the Bafana Bafana in a team Photo.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Uganda Cranes Soccer team.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Captains of the two teams meet to choose which sides they will play from.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Match Commissioners with Captains take a group Photo.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Ugandans cheer their National team.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The win saw Bafana Bafana climb up to the top of the group standings and they will look to conclude a successful qualifying campaign with a victory over South Sudan in Cape Town on Tuesday.
South Africans cheer their National Soccer team.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The Cranes, on the other hand, slipped down to the second spot having also qualified for the Afcon finals and they will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways when they take on Congo in Brazzaville on Tuesday.
Ugandans cheer their National team.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Ugandans cheer their National team.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Ugandans cheer their National team.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Ugandans cheer their National team.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The two teams struggled to create clear-cut chances in the opening 15 minutes of the encounter with most of the ball being played in the middle of the park where there was a battle for control of the midfield.
Bafana Bafana grew gradually into the match and Cranes goalkeeper Ismail Watenga was called into action in the 26th minute – coming out to gather Aubrey Modiba’s attempted through pass for Elias Mokwana.
A South African lady is seen cheering her football team playing against Uganda Cranes.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The score was 0-0 at halftime.
Mokwana was pulled out by coach Hugo Broos at halftime and replaced by Thapelo Morena, who proved to be an inspired substitute as the speedster scored to make it 1-0 to South Africa in the 49th minute after pouncing onto a poor back-pass.
Ugandans cheer their National team.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Tadewo Lwanga leaves  the pitch on the Stretcher.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Uganda Cranes Soccer team in action with Bafana Bafana.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Uganda Cranes player Matovu being attended to by Referee Alhadi Allaou Mahamat. Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Uganda Cranes player Matovu being attended to by Referee Alhadi Allaou Mahamat. Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Uganda Cranes Soccer team in action with Bafana Bafana.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Uganda Cranes Soccer team in action with Bafana Bafana.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
South African National Soccer team the Bafana Bafana defend a free kick by Uganda Cranes. Photo.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
 Uganda Cranes Soccer head Coach Put Paul Joseph cheers Ugandans shortly before the football match between Uganda and South Africa.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Uganda Cranes Soccer head Coach Put Paul Joseph cheers Ugandans shortly before the football match between Uganda and South Africa.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Uganda Cranes Soccer head Coach Put Paul Joseph  meets with his South African Counterpart Hugo Henri Broos(Bel).Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Uganda Cranes Soccer team in action with Bafana Bafana.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
South African Bafana Bafana in action.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Broos’s substitutes were proving to be very effective. Patrick Maswanganyi then sealed South Africa’s 2-0 victory over Uganda when he netted in the 89th minute after being set up by fellow substitute Iqraam Rayners.Uganda 0
South Africa 2 (Morena 49′, Maswanganyi 89′)
UGANDA:Â Watenga, Ssemakula, Kayondo, Mugabi, Awany (Lwaliwa 46′), Lwanga (Byaruhanga 56′), Aucho, Mato, Omedi (Kiwanuka 56′), Ssemugabi (Mukwala 56′), Okello (Mutyaba 63′).
SOUTH AFRICA:Â Williams, Mudau, Modiba (Basadien 71′), Mvala, Dortley, Mokoena, Aubaas, Le Roux (Maswanganyi 71′), Appollis (Mbatha 84′), Mokwana (Morena 46′), Makgopa (Rayners 71′).
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