South Sudan vs South Africa Preview & Prediction | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying | Group K
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It was a disappointing start to the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign for South Sudan with a loss to Congo, whilst South Africa started their campaign with an entertaining but frustrating draw against Uganda.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Tuesday 10th September, 2024 - UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 9:00am / US PT – 6:00am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – beIN Sports streaming platforms
SOUTH SUDAN PREVIEW: A WEAK SIDE
At Stade Alphonse Massemba-Debat in the Congolese capital city of Brazzaville the other day, South Sudan suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat with Chandrel Massanga scoring a 12th minute winner for Congo early on.
Under the management of former Madagascar coach Nicolas Dupuis, South Sudan are currently ranked 169th in the world according to FIFA and are among the weakest sides in the group stages of AFCON qualification.
SOUTH AFRICA PREVIEW: IMPROVING BAFANA BAFANA
South Africa, on the other hand, are supposedly on an upward trajectory with former Club Brugge, Anderlecht, Genk and Cameroon boss Hugo Broos at the helm of Bafana Bafana since 2021.
The South Africans were left frustrated the other day, though, with a 2-2 draw at home to Uganda in Johannesburg the other day. Burnley striker Lyle Foster gave them the lead but they needed a 95th minute equaliser to salvage a point against the Ugandans.
SOUTH SUDAN TEAM NEWS: POTENTIALLY UNCHANGED
There are no injury concerns for South Sudan to deal with for the visit of South Africa to Juba so there is a likelihood that they remain unchanged for this second qualifier.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Mawith; Taban, Maker, Thomas; Jawa, Daniel, Wahab, Loki; Yuel, Okello, Dhata
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SOUTH AFRICA TEAM NEWS: FOSTER WORRY
The fitness of Lyle Foster is always a concern due to him being prone to injury but he came through unscathed against Uganda. Broos will have to make a decision on whether he can play back-to-back matches in quick succession.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Mothwa; Mudau, Ngezana, Dortley, Modiba; Sithole, Mokoena; Mokwana, Zwane, Appollis; Foster
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SOUTH SUDAN VS SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTION
This has the potential to be a very intriguing encounter with South Sudan looking generally quite weak but South Africa, who were expected to begin with a victory against Uganda, are not overly convincing themselves, despite improvement. South Africa, though, will hope to carry through the momentum of scoring such a late equaliser in that game so a South African victory would appear a good bet for this one.
SOUTH SUDAN VS SOUTH AFRICA TIP: SOUTH AFRICA TO WIN
