Fears of jet lag and travel fatigue after a 30-hour flight to Central American weren’t realised as Bafana Bafana took an early lead and held onto it to beat Costa Rica 1-0.
Andile Jali scored just before the 10-minute mark to secure the win over the 2014 World Cup quarterfinalists in an international friendly.
The match was played at the 6000-seater Baltodano Briceno Stadium in the early hours of Friday morning (SA time).
South Africa next meet Honduras in San Sula Pedro‚ Honduras‚ at midnight on Tuesday.
Jali’s goal earns Bafana victory over Costa Rica
Andile Jali scored just before the 10-minute mark to secure the win over the 2014 World Cup quarterfinalists in an international friendly.
The match was played at the 6000-seater Baltodano Briceno Stadium in the early hours of Friday morning (SA time).
South Africa next meet Honduras in San Sula Pedro‚ Honduras‚ at midnight on Tuesday.
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