The South African national team revived its hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds of the African Cup of Nations with a 4-0 victory over Namibia on Sunday, worsening the position of the Tunisian national team in the fifth group of the tournament held in Ivory Coast.
Percy Tau opened the scoring in the 13th minute from a penalty kick awarded to the South African national team after a review by the video assistant referee.
Within 15 minutes, Themba Zwane succeeded in scoring two goals, the first of which came in the 25th minute with a powerful shot from inside the penalty area, before strengthening his team’s advantage five minutes before the end with a wonderful touch from also inside the area after a start from the left side.
Thabelo Maseko concluded the scoring in the 75th minute with a shot from close range that the goalkeeper failed to block.
Thus, the South African national team is back on track after losing 2-0 to Mali in the opening match.
South Africa’s tally rises to three points in second place, one point behind leaders Mali, which tied earlier today 1-1 with Tunisia, which is at the bottom of the standings with one point.
There is no alternative for the Tunisian national team to win the next match against South Africa next Wednesday to have a chance to advance to the knockout stages.
