
South Africa vs Tanzania, 2025 International Friendly
· International FriendlyAbout
South Africa are hosting Tanzania
at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, South Africa. Patrick Maswanganyi is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt missed. Oswin Appollis (South Africa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 4': Foul by Tshepang Moremi (South Africa).
- 4': Pascal Msindo (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Thalente Mbatha (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Attempt missed. Feisal Salum (Tanzania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yusuph Kagoma.
- 11': Attempt missed. Ashley Cupido (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fawaaz Basadien.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Yusuph Kagoma (Tanzania).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Foul by Khulumani Ndamane (South Africa).
- 15': Selemani Mwalimu (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Simon Msuva (Tanzania) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Lusajo Mwaikenda.
- 25': Foul by Oswin Appollis (South Africa).
- 25': Yusuph Kagoma (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Substitution, Tanzania. Iddi Selemani replaces Kibu Denis.
- 30': Attempt missed. Thalente Mbatha (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashley Cupido.
- 34': Foul by Ashley Cupido (South Africa).
- 34': Yusuph Kagoma (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Tshepang Moremi (South Africa).
- 35': Pascal Msindo (Tanzania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt saved. Pascal Msindo (Tanzania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ricardo Goss (South Africa).
- 41': Ashley Cupido (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Lusajo Mwaikenda (Tanzania).
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Selemani Mwalimu (Tanzania).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Offside, South Africa. Fawaaz Basadien is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Selemani Mwalimu (Tanzania).
- 45'+2': Khulumani Ndamane (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Selemani Mwalimu (Tanzania).
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Oswin Appollis (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yakoub Suleiman (Tanzania). Assisted by Deano van Rooyen.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, South Africa 0, Tanzania 0.
- 45': Second Half begins South Africa 0, Tanzania 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tanzania. Mishamo Daudi replaces Selemani Mwalimu.
- 46': Foul by Yusuph Kagoma (Tanzania).
- 46': Oswin Appollis (South Africa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Oswin Appollis (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 48': Foul by Fawaaz Basadien (South Africa).
- 48': Simon Msuva (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner,South Africa. Conceded by Pascal Msindo.
- 50': Foul by Tshepang Moremi (South Africa).
- 50': Pascal Msindo (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Feisal Salum (Tanzania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Patrick Maswanganyi (South Africa).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Patrick Maswanganyi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Feisal Salum (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Thalente Mbatha (South Africa).
- 57': Foul by Simphiwe Selepe (South Africa).
- 57': Iddi Selemani (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yakoub Suleiman (Tanzania). Assisted by Patrick Maswanganyi.
- 59': Corner,South Africa. Conceded by Yakoub Suleiman.
- 60': Foul by Deano van Rooyen (South Africa).
- 60': Mishamo Daudi (Tanzania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Substitution, South Africa. Renaldo Leaner replaces Ricardo Goss.
- 63': Substitution, Tanzania. Alphonce Msanga replaces Ahmed Pipino.
- 64': Substitution, Tanzania. Mohamed Hussein replaces Simon Msuva.
- 65': Foul by Deano van Rooyen (South Africa).
- 65': Pascal Msindo (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Pascal Msindo (Tanzania).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Foul by Alphonce Msanga (Tanzania).
- 66': Simphiwe Selepe (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Yusuph Kagoma (Tanzania).
- 67': Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Yusuph Kagoma (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Tshepang Moremi (South Africa).
- 68': Substitution, South Africa. Sinoxolo Kwayiba replaces Patrick Maswanganyi.
- 68': Substitution, South Africa. Mohau Nkota replaces Tshepang Moremi.
- 69': Substitution, South Africa. Relebohile Mofokeng replaces Oswin Appollis.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt saved. Mishamo Daudi (Tanzania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Renaldo Leaner (South Africa). Assisted by Iddi Selemani.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Sinoxolo Kwayiba (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fawaaz Basadien.
- 75': Hand ball by Mishamo Daudi (Tanzania).
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Mishamo Daudi (Tanzania).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Dickson Job (Tanzania).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, South Africa. Luke Le Roux replaces Thalente Mbatha.
- 86': Substitution, Tanzania. Shekhani Khamis replaces Mishamo Daudi because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Tanzania. Ibrahim Ame replaces Dickson Job because of an injury.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Mohau Nkota (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Deano van Rooyen.
- 87': Foul by Khulumani Ndamane (South Africa).
- 87': Shekhani Khamis (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Khulumani Ndamane (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Thabo Moloisane (South Africa).
- 89': Shekhani Khamis (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, Tanzania. Feisal Salum is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Deano van Rooyen (South Africa).
- 90'+2': Shekhani Khamis (Tanzania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Relebohile Mofokeng (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 90'+4': Foul by Khulumani Ndamane (South Africa).
- 90'+4': Shekhani Khamis (Tanzania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Mohamed Hussein (Tanzania) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Deano van Rooyen (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Feisal Salum (Tanzania).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, South Africa 0, Tanzania 0.
- 0': Match ends, South Africa 0, Tanzania 0.
Statistics
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RSA![]() |
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8 | Fouls | 16 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
38.7 | Possession | 61.3 |
4 | SHOTS | 11 |
2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
310 | Accurate Passes | 537 |
384 | Passes | 613 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
8 | Crosses | 10 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
58 | Long Balls | 49 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
10 | Tackles | 5 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
10 | Interceptions | 19 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
26 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Peter Mokaba Stadium
Location: Polokwane, South Africa
Attendance: 11,407
Venue: Peter Mokaba Stadium
Location: Polokwane, South Africa
Attendance: 11,407
Line-Ups
South Africa (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Ricardo Goss (GK) |
11 | Khulumani Ndamane ![]() |
15 | Thabo Moloisane |
3 | Fawaaz Basadien |
23 | Dean David Van Rooyen |
8 | Patrick Maswanganyi |
5 | Thalente Mbatha |
4 | Simphiwe Selepe |
9 | Ashley Cupido |
7 | Oswin Appollis |
17 | Tshepang Moremi |
Tanzania (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Yakoub Suleiman (GK) |
4 | Ibrahim Hamad |
5 | Dickson Job |
2 | Pascal Gaudence Msindo |
16 | Lusajo Mwaikenda |
6 | Feisal Salum |
8 | Ahmed Pipino |
21 | Yusuph Kagoma ![]() |
19 | Selemani Mwalimu |
11 | Denis Kibu |
12 | Simon Msuva |
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