South Africa wins in Uganda, Botswana and Mauritania neutralize each other

The 5th day of the qualifying phase for CAN 2025 continued this Friday with two posters scheduled for 2 p.m. Third in Group C, Mauritania challenged second-placed Botswana at kick-off. If the Mourabitounes quickly took the advantage through Aboubakary Koita (0-1, 7th), the locals reacted immediately thanks to Gilbert Baruti (1-1, 18th). In the second half, the score no longer changed and the two selections finally parted back to back (1-1).

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In the other meeting at the start of the afternoon, South Africa and Uganda, already qualified, faced each other in the clash of group K. Leaders at kick-off, the Ugandans initially stood up to Bafana Bafana, unable to find the fault in the opposing defense. Returning from the locker room, Thapelo Morena finally released his team (0-1, 47th) before Patrick Maswanganyi made the break at the end of the match (0-2, 89th). Final score: 0-2 before the final day where South Africa will challenge South Sudan while Uganda will face the Republic of Congo.