South Africa too strong for Angola
Result: South Africa 2-1 Angola (Appollis 21′, Foster 79′: Show 35′)
South Africa started on the front foot and deserved the lead when Oswin Appollis pounced on a loose ball before rolling a low shot into the bottom-left corner for the opening goal.
Angola hit back a quarter of an hour later when Show got on the end of a well-worked free-kick floated in by Fredy, guiding it past South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams. It was level at the break.
Back from recess, the AFCON 2023 bronze medallists thought they had scored again when Tshepang Moremi cut in and unleashed a piledriver into the bottom corner, but celebrations were cut short after VAR ruled he had received the ball in an offside position.
As the AFCON 1996 winners pushed forward in search of the winner, Mbekizile Mbokazi almost found it with a long-range shot, but his effort cannoned off the crossbar.
Minutes later, Moremi found Lyle Foster on the edge of the box, and the striker’s screamer into the top corner sealed all three points as South Africa temporarily moved top of the group, with Egypt still to face Zimbabwe.
Man of the match: Lyle Foster (South Africa)