Thalente Mbatha dramatically came to Bafana Bafana's rescue for the second time in five days with another injury-time rescue effort that earned his team a crucial 3-2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win away to South Sudan on Tuesday.
A tricky match played in 33°C heat on an artificial surface at Juba National Stadium in the South Sudan capital of Juba seemed not to be going Bafana's way.
The South Africans conceded a 1-0 lead from penalty by Tito Okello in the 15th minute , but hit straight back through Oswin Appollis's strike in the 17th.
Appollis made it 2-1 two minutes into first-half added time, but Bafana again conceded to Valentino Yuel's equalising strike in the 57th.
Super-sup Mbatha latched onto a half-cleared corner and struck from outside the box to score the 95th minute — the same time as his equaliser against Uganda — winner.
