Bafana Bafana sealed their spot at the 2019 African Cup of Nations with a 2-1 win over Libya on Sunday, FourFourTwo SA writer DEAN WORKMAN has picked out five talking points from the intense encounter.
Germany fought back to secure a 3-2 victory over Netherlands at the Johan Cruiff ArenA, while Belgium eased to a 2-0 Euro 2020 qualifying win in Cyprus.
Percy Tau scored a magical brace to fire Bafana Bafana to a 2-1 win over Libya in Sfax on Sunday evening, securing South Africa’s spot at the 2019 African Cup of Nations in the process.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Gabon failed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations after a 1-1 draw with Burundi, while African giants Cameroon, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Ghana wrapped up qualifying in style.
Brazil coach Tite admitted his team performed poorly as they were unexpectedly held to a 1-1 draw by Panama in a friendly in Porto.
Bafana Bafana midfielder Dean Furman believes that there will be no excuses for the South African national side should they not qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Sergio Ramos scored the winner from the penalty spot as Spain recorded a 2-1 victory over Norway to begin their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, while Nicolo Barella and Moise Kean scored in either half as Italy launched their qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win against Finland.
England crushed the Czech Republic 5-0 at Wembley with hat-trick hero Raheem Sterling taking centre stage, while France scored three goals in 12 first-half minutes as they made a winning start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign in Moldova.
Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune has faith that Bafana Bafana will qualify for the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Bafana Bafana goalkeeper coach Andre Arendse says the technical team have a tough decision to make as to which goalkeeper will start against Libya on Sunday.