adminLIBREVILLE. — South Africa’s Bafana Bafana finished off their 2015 African Cup of Nations preparations with an impressive 3-0 win over Mali at the Stade Monedan in Libreville, Gabon, yesterday. Thulani Hlatshwayo, Sibusiso Vilakazi and Dean Furman netted a goal apiece as South Africa kept their unbeaten record under Shakes Mashaba intact heading into the African showpiece, which bursts into life on Saturday.
The game started at a slow pace given the extreme heat and bumpy pitch with long grass.
Both sides seemed to stand off the ball and not commit to many tackles inside the opening 10 minutes.
There were no genuine scoring chances created in the opening 20 minutes as both sides just felt each other out and at this stage there were a few niggling tackles going in from either side.
The Eagles went close through Ahmed Doumbia just shy of the half-hour mark with the Toulouse midfielder forcing Jackson Mabokgwane into a save from range before firing a second effort just wide of goal a few moments later. — Superport.com
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