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South Africa 2-1 Benin - November 18, 2023 / World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone 2026

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World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone 2026 - Round 1 - Group C

Moses Mabhida Stadium - Durban - South Africa

November 18, 2023 - 14:00

South Africa

2 - 1

Benin

Assist by Sphephelo Sithole (left foot) Percy Tau

(right foot) Khuliso Mudau

45+2'

70'

Steve Mounié (right foot) Assist by Jodel Dossou

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2' - Goal Percy Tau2

47' - Goal Khuliso Mudau47

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46' - Substitution Andréas Hountondjiis substituted by Steve Traoré

52' - Substitution Evidence Makgopais substituted by Zhakele Lepasa52

54' - Yellow card Teboho Mokoena54

61' - Substitution Mothobi Mvalais substituted by Nkosinathi Sibisi61

67' - Substitution Rodrigue Kossiis substituted by Dokou Dodo

70' - Goal Steve Mounié

72' - Substitution Sessi D'Almeidais substituted by Hassane Imourane photo Cebio Soukou

72' - Substitution Jodel Dossouis substituted by Cebio Soukou

80' - Substitution Bongokuhle Hlongwaneis substituted by Mihlali Mayambela photo Sibongiseni Mthethwa

80' - Substitution Themba Zwaneis substituted by Sibongiseni Mthethwa80

84' - Substitution David Kikiis substituted by Charbel Gomez

90' - Yellow card Cédric Hountondji

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

South Africa

2 - 1

Benin

South Africa Benin

Team line-ups

South Africa

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

9Makgopa52

Evidence Makgopa

South Africa

B.date05/06/2000

Age23 years

H1m88

positionStriker

12Hlongwane80

Bongokuhle Hlongwane

South Africa

B.date20/06/2000

Age23 years

H1m82

positionRight Winger

11Zwane80

Themba Zwane

South Africa

B.date03/08/1989

Age34 years

H1m70

positionLeft Winger

10Tau2

Percy Tau

South Africa

B.date13/05/1994

Age29 years

H1m75

positionVersatile Forward

13Sithole

Sphephelo Sithole

South Africa

B.date03/03/1999

Age24 years

H1m86

positionCentre Midfield

4Mokoena54

Teboho Mokoena

South Africa

B.date24/01/1997

Age26 years

H1m76

positionCentre Midfield

6Modiba

Aubrey Modiba

South Africa

B.date22/07/1995

Age28 years

H1m72

positionLeft full-back

14Mvala61

Mothobi Mvala

South Africa

B.date14/06/1994

Age29 years

H1m76

positionDefensive Midfielder

5Xulu

Siyanda Xulu

South Africa

B.date30/12/1991

Age31 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

20Mudau47

Khuliso Mudau

South Africa

B.date26/04/1995

Age28 years

H1m81

positionRight full-back

1Williams

Ronwen Williams

South Africa

B.date21/01/1992

Age31 years

H1m84

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Ronwen Williams		31	35	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Siyanda Xulu		31	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	D	Khuliso Mudau	47	28	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Aubrey Modiba		28	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Mothobi Mvala	61	29	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	M	Teboho Mokoena	54	26	27	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	M	Sphephelo Sithole		24	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Evidence Makgopa	52	23	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	M	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	80	23	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Themba Zwane	80	34	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Percy Tau	2	29	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Benin

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

17Hountondji46

Andréas Hountondji

Benin

B.date11/07/2002

Age21 years

H1m90

positionCentre forward

9Mounié70

Steve Mounié

Benin

B.date29/09/1994

Age29 years

H1m89

positionStriker

20J. Dossou72

Jodel Dossou

Benin

B.date17/03/1992

Age31 years

H1m71

positionVersatile Forward

21Kossi67

Rodrigue Kossi

Benin

B.date31/12/1999

Age23 years

H1m79

positionDefensive Midfielder

15D'Almeida72

Sessi D'Almeida

Benin

B.date20/11/1995

Age27 years

H1m78

positionDefensive Midfielder

18Olaitan

Junior Olaitan

Benin

B.date09/05/2002

Age21 years

H1m74

positionOffensive Midfielder

12Kiki84

David Kiki

Benin

B.date25/11/1993

Age29 years

H1m80

positionLeft full-back

5Tijani

Mohamed Tijani

Benin

B.date10/07/1997

Age26 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

4Hountondji90

Cédric Hountondji

Benin

B.date19/01/1994

Age29 years

H1m94

positionRight central defender

11Moumini

Rachid Moumini

Benin

B.date27/10/2004

Age19 years

positionDefender

16Allagbé

Saturnin Allagbé

Benin

B.date22/11/1993

Age29 years

H1m87

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
16	G	Saturnin Allagbé		29	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Cédric Hountondji	90	29	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Mohamed Tijani		26	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	D	Rachid Moumini		19	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	D	David Kiki	84	29	44	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	M	Rodrigue Kossi	67	23	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	M	Sessi D'Almeida	72	27	27	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Junior Olaitan		21	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	Jodel Dossou	72	31	58	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Andréas Hountondji	46	21	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Steve Mounié	70	29	48	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
16	G	Veli Mothwa		32
22	G	Ricardo Goss		29
19	D	Nkosinathi Sibisi	61	28	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
23	D	Bradley Cross		22
15	D	Tapelo Xoki		28
2	D	Nyiko Mobbie		29
8	M	Sibongiseni Mthethwa	80	29	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Oswin Appollis		22
18	M	Jayden Adams		22
17	F	Zhakele Lepasa	52	26	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	F	Mihlali Mayambela	80	27	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	F	Elias Mokwana		24

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
23	G	Serge Obassa		27
1	G	Marcel Dandjinou		25
8	M	Hassane Imourane	72	20	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Dokou Dodo	67	19	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Tamimou Ouorou		20
7	M	Mattéo Ahlinvi		24
2	M	Rodrigue Fassinou		24
13	M	Prince Ricardo Dossou		17
22	M	Rabiou Sankamao		20
14	M	Cebio Soukou	72	31	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Charbel Gomez	84	22	16	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	F	Steve Traoré	46	25	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Percy Tau

Mihlali Mayambela

OUT

Evidence Makgopa

Lebo Mothiba

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Steve Mounié

Aiyegun Tosin

OUT

Saturnin Allagbé

Marcel Dandjinou

OUT

Rodrigue Kossi

Yohan Roche

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Hugo Broos

Success rate in this team:

48 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

51 %

Broos vs Benin

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on November 18, 2023

Broos vs Rohr

1 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on November 18, 2023

Manager

Age

Match num

Gernot Rohr

Success rate in this team:

14 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

39 %

Rohr vs South Africa

1 victory

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on November 18, 2023

Rohr vs Broos

1 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on November 18, 2023

Referee

Mahmoud Ali Ismail

2 victories	0 draw	0 loss	South Africa2 matches	General total	Benin1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	South Africa1 match	Season total	Benin1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on January 30, 2024					Latest figure on November 18, 2023

Assistant Referee

Mohamed Ibrahim

1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	South Africa1 match	General total	Benin1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	South Africa1 match	Season total	Benin1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on November 18, 2023					Latest figure on November 18, 2023

4th official

Alamin Alhadi Alamin Mohamed

1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	South Africa1 match	General total	Benin1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	South Africa1 match	Season total	Benin1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on November 18, 2023					Latest figure on November 18, 2023

Videos

Comments

Key figures

It's the first time Steve Mounié scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

It's the first time Khuliso Mudau scores 1 goal in World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone

It's the first time Steve Mounié scores a goal in World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone since the 11/11/2021 (with Benin vs Madagascar )

Read the next 3 key stats

General ranking

	1	South Africa	3 pts	1 rd
-1	2	Lesotho	1 pt	1 rd
-1	3	Nigeria	1 pt	1 rd
-1	4	Zimbabwe	1 pt	1 rd
-1	5	Rwanda	1 pt	1 rd

General ranking

-1	2	Lesotho	1 pt	1 rd
-1	3	Nigeria	1 pt	1 rd
-1	4	Zimbabwe	1 pt	1 rd
-1	5	Rwanda	1 pt	1 rd
	6	Benin	0 pt	1 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VSouth Africa 2-1 eSwatini11/07/2023

LSouth Africa 1-2 Zambia14/07/2023

DMalawi 0-0 South Africa16/07/2023

DSouth Africa 0-0 Namibia09/09/2023

VSouth Africa 1-0 DR Congo12/09/2023

DSouth Africa 0-0 eSwatini13/10/2023

Overall

LSouth Africa 1-2 Zambia14/07/2023

DMalawi 0-0 South Africa16/07/2023

DSouth Africa 0-0 Namibia09/09/2023

VSouth Africa 1-0 DR Congo12/09/2023

DSouth Africa 0-0 eSwatini13/10/2023

DIvory Coast 1-1 South Africa17/10/2023

Current form

Away

VTanzania 0-1 Benin07/10/2021

LDR Congo 2-0 Benin14/11/2021

LSenegal 3-1 Benin04/06/2022

LGhana 3-0 Benin24/07/2022

VRwanda 0-3 Benin29/03/2023

LMozambique 3-2 Benin09/09/2023

Overall

DBenin 1-1 Rwanda22/03/2023

VRwanda 0-3 Benin29/03/2023

DBenin 1-1 Senegal17/06/2023

LMozambique 3-2 Benin09/09/2023

DSierra Leone 1-1 Benin14/10/2023

LBenin 1-2 Madagascar17/10/2023

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	4	5
Winless streak	1	2
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	0	1
Invincibility streak	4	0

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	1	1
Winless streak	1	4
Drawless streak	7	1
Scoring streak	2	7
Conceding streak	1	4

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

0	Number of games (Competition total)	0
0	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
0	Victories (Competition total)	0
0	Victories (Home / Away)	0
0	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

0	Goals scored (Competition total)	0
0	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
0	Goals conceded (Competition total)	0
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
0	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	0
0	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
0	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	0
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
0	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
0	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

No statistics here yet

Historical head to head

Neutral ground

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

2 gf

0 ga

Total

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

2 gf

0 ga

Historical head to head

Neutral ground

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

0 gf

2 ga

Total

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

0 gf

2 ga

Largest victory

Overall	2 - 0	January 27, 2004
Home	No success yet

Largest victory

No success yet

Latest head to head

January 27, 2004 - CAN 2004

South Africa

2 - 0

Benin

Best historical scorers against Benin

Siyabonga Nomvethe

2 goals

2004 - 2004

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/01/2004. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against South Africa

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/01/2004. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Benin

Thabang Molefe	1 match	2004 - 2004
Mbulelo Mabizela	1 match	2004 - 2004
Sibusiso Zuma	1 match	2004 - 2004
Neil Winstanley	1 match	2004 - 2004
Benson Mhlongo	1 match	2004 - 2004
Delron Buckley	1 match	2004 - 2004

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 27/01/2004. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs South Africa

Anicet Adjamossi	1 match	2004 - 2004
Jonas Oketola	1 match	2004 - 2004
Alain Gaspoz	1 match	2004 - 2004
Romuald Boco	1 match	2004 - 2004
Rachad Chitou	1 match	2004 - 2004
Damien Chrysostome	1 match	2004 - 2004