Staff Reporter
South Africa secured a spot in the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over neighbours Zimbabwe in their final Group B match on Monday in Morocco, overcoming defensive lapses to finish second behind Egypt.
Tshepang Moremi put Bafana Bafana ahead in the seventh minute when his shot deflected off Zimbabwe defender Divine Lunga and looped over goalkeeper Washington Arubi.
Zimbabwe responded 12 minutes later as Tawanda Maswanhise dribbled past two defenders before firing a low shot into the bottom corner.
Burnley striker Lyle Foster restored South Africa’s lead five minutes after the interval, heading home after beating Arubi to a back-header amid another defensive mix-up.
Zimbabwe drew level in the 73rd minute when a Williams save rebounded off Aubrey Modiba for an own goal.
The decisive moment came in the 82nd minute when Zimbabwe captain Marvelous Nakamba was penalised for handball
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