The switching of the Christmas lights in Adderley Street normally signals the start of the festive season in Cape Town.But this year Bafana Bafana ushered in the season to be jolly in the Mother City by thumping a hapless South Sudan 3-0 in front of a packed and festive Cape Town Stadium crowd with a ruthless display of football.

Hugo Broos’ side picked up an impressive 14 points out of 18 in Group K, and comfortably take their place in Morocco at the end of next year. In the more immediate future, Bafana will bid to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, with confidence in the national team at a height not seen in a long while.

Bafana Bafana secured an impressive 3-0 win against South Sudan in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday.

South Africa closed out their successful 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification campaign with a 3-0 win over South Sudan at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday evening.

As the nation awaits the kickoff between Bafana Bafana and South Sudan on Tuesday, soccer legend Doctor Khumalo has predicted an easy win for the home players. In a sitting at IOL headquarters, Khumalo, who is now the ambassador for 10Bet, gave his prediction of the game. “Anything more than three [goals]. Three or more goals,” he said.

The result, secured by goals from Iqraam Rayners, Patrick Maswanganyi and Teboho Mokoena, saw Bafana Bafana top Group K ahead of fellow qualifiers Uganda (who won 1-0 away to Congo in a concurrent clash). South Africa dominated from early on and claimed ...

Hugo Broos’ Bafana team put on a memorable show in front of a capacity crowd at the majestic 2010 Fifa World Cup venue to finish off their qualifying campaign in style in the Mother City.

South Sudan head coach Nicholas Dupuis has only brought 15 players to face Bafana Bafana. Picture: Backpagepix South Sudan coach Nichola Dupuis says financial constraints are the reason why his side have only come to South Africa with 15 players for their final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group K qualifier at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday.