AFCON Qualifiers Recap: Super Eagles Lose At Uyo. Other Results
Nigeria suffered a surprising home defeat on Saturday in their first group qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Nigeria, who failed to qualify for the last two editions of the tournament, fell to their first competitive defeat to South Africa, losing 2-0 in Uyo in the Group E match.
Second-half goals from Tokelo Rantie and Percy Tau sealed a deserved win for Bafana Bafana against three-time African champions Nigeria.
Rantie opened the scoring with a brilliant close-range header in the 54th minute.
Tau broke free in a swift counter-attack, putting the ball around goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi before slotting home in the 81st minute.
Nigeria fluffed chances in the first half as Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo and Simon Moses failed to score.
Other Results
Grp A: Sudan 1-3 Madagascar
Grp G: DR Congo 3-1 Congo
Grp E: Libya 5-1 Seychelles
Grp I: Burkina Faso 3-1 Angola
Grp B: Malawi 1-0 Comoros
Grp C: Burundi 3-0 South Sudan
Grp H: Ivory Coast 2-3 Guinea
Grp K: Zambia 0-1 Mozambique
Grp I: Botswana 0-1 Mauritania
Grp B: Cameroon 1-0 Morocco
Grp J: Niger 0-0 Swaziland
Grp K: Guinea-Bissau 1-0 Namibia
Grp F: Sierra Leone 2-1 Kenya
Grp L: Tanzania 1-1 Lesotho
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