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Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup 2023 - Round 3 - Group A

Princess Magogo Stadium - Durban - South Africa

July 11, 2023

South Africa

2 - 1

eSwatini

Eswatini

(left foot) Tshegofatso Mabasa

76'

Assist by Iqraam Rayners (right foot) Tshegofatso Mabasa

88'

51'

Bongwa Matsebula (left foot) Assist by Philane Mkhontfo

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32' - Yellow card Katlego Mohamme32

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51' - Goal Bongwa Matsebula

61' - Yellow card Mlamuli Msibi

68' - Substitution Thabo Celeis substituted by Shaune Mogaila photo Tebogo Tlolane

68' - Substitution Rowan Humanis substituted by Tebogo Tlolane photo Tshegofatso Mabasa

68' - Substitution Victor Letsoalois substituted by Tshegofatso Mabasa68

76' - Goal Tshegofatso Mabasa76

76' - Substitution Philane Mkhontfois substituted by Sabelo Ndzinisa

78' - Yellow card Neliswa Dlamini

85' - Yellow card Mzwandile Mabelesa

88' - Goal Tshegofatso Mabasa88

88' - Substitution Neliswa Dlaminiis substituted by Fanelo Mamba

91' - Yellow card Jethren Barr91

91' - Yellow card Sifiso Matse

92' - Substitution Lesedi Kapingais substituted by Shadrack Kobedi photo Lesego Sebetlela

92' - Substitution Iqraam Raynersis substituted by Lesego Sebetlela92

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

South Africa

2 - 1

eSwatini

South Africa eSwatini

Team line-ups

South Africa

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

17Letsoalo68

Victor Letsoalo

South Africa

B.date01/04/1993

Age30 years

positionStriker

18Rayners90+2

Iqraam Rayners

South Africa

B.date19/12/1995

Age27 years

H1m76

positionVersatile Forward

19Kapinga90+2

Lesedi Kapinga

South Africa

B.date25/05/1995

Age28 years

positionCentre forward

10Human68

Rowan Human

South Africa

B.date21/01/2001

Age22 years

H1m71

positionOffensive Midfielder

8Cele68

Thabo Cele

South Africa

B.date15/01/1997

Age26 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

12Mthethwa

Sibongiseni Mthethwa

South Africa

B.date20/09/1994

Age28 years

H1m86

positionDefensive Midfielder

23Lakay

Lyle Lakay

South Africa

B.date17/08/1991

Age31 years

H1m80

positionLeft full-back

5Mohamme32

Katlego Mohamme

South Africa

B.date10/03/1998

Age25 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

3Allan

Keegan Allan

South Africa

B.date02/04/2001

Age22 years

H1m85

positionRight full-back

6Sikhakhane

Thembela Sikhakhane

South Africa

B.date24/01/1993

Age30 years

H1m70

positionRight full-back

1Barr91

Jethren Barr

South Africa

B.date13/09/1995

Age27 years

H1m84

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Jethren Barr	91	27	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Katlego Mohamme	32	25	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Thembela Sikhakhane		30	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Keegan Allan		22	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
23	D	Lyle Lakay		31	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	M	Sibongiseni Mthethwa		28	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Thabo Cele	68	26	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Rowan Human	68	22	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Lesedi Kapinga	90+2	28	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Victor Letsoalo	68	30	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	F	Iqraam Rayners	90+2	27	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

eSwatini

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

5Matsebula51

Bongwa Matsebula

Eswatini

B.date27/11/1997

Age25 years

positionMidfield

11Mkhontfo

Mxolisi Mkhontfo

Eswatini

B.date08/08/1993

Age29 years

positionMidfield

9Mkhontfo76

Philane Mkhontfo

Eswatini

B.date04/04/1995

Age28 years

positionMidfield

4Dlamini8878

Neliswa Dlamini

Eswatini

B.date28/12/2002

Age20 years

positionMidfield

14Mabelesa85

Mzwandile Mabelesa

Eswatini

B.date21/04/1993

Age30 years

positionMidfield

21Matse91

Sifiso Matse

Eswatini

B.date14/05/1993

Age30 years

positionMidfield

3Thwala

Kwakhe Thwala

Eswatini

B.date04/04/2002

Age21 years

positionDefender

22S. Mamba

Siboniso Mamba

Eswatini

B.date24/02/1991

Age32 years

positionCentral defender

6Silenge

Sibonakonkhe Silenge

Eswatini

B.date01/03/2000

Age23 years

positionDefender

17Msibi61

Mlamuli Msibi

Eswatini

B.date19/08/1997

Age25 years

positionDefender

1Mathabela

Knowledge Mathabela

Eswatini

B.date09/09/1989

Age33 years

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Knowledge Mathabela		33	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Kwakhe Thwala		21	16	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	D	Mlamuli Msibi	61	25	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Sibonakonkhe Silenge		23	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	D	Siboniso Mamba		32	30	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	M	Neliswa Dlamini	8878	20	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Philane Mkhontfo	76	28	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Mxolisi Mkhontfo		29	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	F	Bongwa Matsebula	51	25	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	M	Mzwandile Mabelesa	85	30	28	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	M	Sifiso Matse	91	30	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
16	G	Khanya Mini
22	G	Olwethu Mzimela		22
14	D	Lesego Sebetlela	90+2	24	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	D	Siyabonga Gumede		19
13	M	Shadrack Kobedi	90+2	27	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	M	Genino Palace		24
7	M	Shaune Mogaila	68	28	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Tebogo Tlolane	68	28	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Tshegofatso Mabasa	768868	26	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	F	Mogamat May		25

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
23	G	Xolani Gama		23
2	D	Vusi Vilakati		22
18	D	Simanga Masangane		26
12	D	Lucky Gamedze		27
20	D	Mxolisi Manana		29
19	D	Lindo Mkhonta		32
15	M	Sihlangu Mkhwanazi		33
13	M	Mpendulo Tfomo		23
8	F	Fanelo Mamba	88	21	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Sabelo Ndzinisa	76	31	54	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	F	Mthokozisi Gwebu		29

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Keegan Allan

Bonginkosi Makume

OUT

Lesedi Kapinga

Tshegofatso Mabasa

OUT

Victor Letsoalo

Shaune Mogaila

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Knowledge Mathabela

Ncamiso Dlamini

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Morena Ramoreboli

Success rate in this team:

67 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

41 %

Ramoreboli vs eSwatini

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on July 11, 2023

Ramoreboli vs Kunene

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on July 11, 2023

Manager

Age

Match num

Dominic Kunene

Success rate in this team:

28 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

45 %

Kunene vs South Africa

0 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on July 11, 2023

Kunene vs Ramoreboli

0 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on July 11, 2023

Referee

Retselisitsoe Molise

1 victory	4 draws	0 loss	South Africa5 matches	General total	eSwatini3 matches	1 victory	1 draw	1 loss
1 victory	2 draws	0 loss	South Africa3 matches	Season total	eSwatini1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on October 13, 2023					Latest figure on October 13, 2023

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Key figures

It's the first time Bongwa Matsebula scores 1 goal vs South Africa in his professional career

South Africa keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a loss vs eSwatini in COSAFA Cup running (since 18/06/2000). It's a record streak. The first of history

South Africa keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a loss vs eSwatini at home running (since 18/06/2000). It's a record streak. The first of history

Read the next 23 key stats

General ranking

	1	South Africa	7 pts	3 rd
+1	2	Botswana	4 pts	3 rd
-1	3	eSwatini	3 pts	3 rd
	4	Namibia	2 pts	3 rd

General ranking

	1	South Africa	7 pts	3 rd
+1	2	Botswana	4 pts	3 rd
-1	3	eSwatini	3 pts	3 rd
	4	Namibia	2 pts	3 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VSouth Africa 2-1 Mozambique17/11/2022

DSouth Africa 1-1 Angola20/11/2022

DSouth Africa 2-2 Liberia24/03/2023

VSouth Africa 2-1 Morocco17/06/2023

DSouth Africa 1-1 Namibia05/07/2023

VSouth Africa 2-1 Botswana08/07/2023

Overall

DSouth Africa 1-1 Angola20/11/2022

DSouth Africa 2-2 Liberia24/03/2023

VLiberia 1-2 South Africa28/03/2023

VSouth Africa 2-1 Morocco17/06/2023

DSouth Africa 1-1 Namibia05/07/2023

VSouth Africa 2-1 Botswana08/07/2023

Current form

Away

DSenegal 1-1 eSwatini30/03/2021

DMozambique 1-1 eSwatini08/06/2021

LSouth Africa 1-0 eSwatini08/07/2021

DTogo 2-2 eSwatini03/06/2022

DBotswana 0-0 eSwatini23/07/2022

DCape Verde 0-0 eSwatini24/03/2023

Overall

DeSwatini 2-2 Botswana31/07/2022

DCape Verde 0-0 eSwatini24/03/2023

LeSwatini 0-1 Cape Verde28/03/2023

LeSwatini 0-2 Togo18/06/2023

LeSwatini 0-1 Botswana05/07/2023

VNamibia 1-2 eSwatini08/07/2023

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	8	9
Drawless streak	1	1
Scoring streak	9	10
Conceding streak	6	7

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Drawing streak	3	0
Unbeaten streak	3	1
Winless streak	14	0
Drawless streak	0	4
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	2	0
Conceding streak	0	4
Invincibility streak	2	0

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

1	General ranking (Competition total)	2
1	General ranking (Home / Away)	1

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

2	Number of games (Competition total)	2
2	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
1	Victories (Competition total)	1
1	Victories (Home / Away)	0
1	Draws (Competition total)	0
1	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	1
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

3	Goals scored (Competition total)	2
3	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
2	Goals conceded (Competition total)	2
2	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
1.5	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1
1.5	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
1	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1
1	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	1
1	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)	1
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
2	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
2	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
1-1 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

3	Yellow cards (Competition total)	2
3	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Iqraam Rayners	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Sifiso Matse
Iqraam Rayners	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Iqraam Rayners	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)		-
Iqraam Rayners	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Tshegofatso Mabasa	1 assist	Player with most assists (Competition total)	1 assist	Mxolisi Mkhontfo
Tshegofatso Mabasa	1 assist	Player with most assists (Home / Away)		-
Iqraam Rayners	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	Sifiso Matse

Historical head to head

Home

3 matches

3 v

0 d

0 l

7 gf

1 ga

Away

2 matches

2 v

0 d

0 l

6 gf

1 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

2 v

0 d

0 l

6 gf

1 ga

Total

7 matches

7 v

0 d

0 l

19 gf

3 ga

Historical head to head

Home

2 matches

0 v

0 d

2 l

1 gf

6 ga

Away

3 matches

0 v

0 d

3 l

1 gf

7 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

0 v

0 d

2 l

1 gf

6 ga

Total

7 matches

0 v

0 d

7 l

3 gf

19 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 1	June 22, 2016
Home	4 - 1	August 24, 2002

Largest victory

No success yet

Latest head to head

July 08, 2021 - COSAFA Cup 2021

South Africa

1 - 0

eSwatini

June 22, 2016 - COSAFA Castle Cup 2016

South Africa

5 - 1

eSwatini

March 25, 2015 - Rencontres amicales 2015

eSwatini

1 - 3

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November 15, 2013 - Rencontres amicales 2013

eSwatini

0 - 3

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May 20, 2006 - COSAFA Cup 2006

South Africa

1 - 0

eSwatini

Best historical scorers against eSwatini

Menzi Masuku	2 goals	2016 - 2016
Teboho Mokoena	2 goals	2002 - 2002
Delron Buckley	2 goals	2000 - 2000
Mandla Masango	1 goal	2015 - 2015
Lebogang Phiri	1 goal	2016 - 2016
Benson Mhlongo	1 goal	2006 - 2006

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/06/2000. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against South Africa

	Felix Badenhorst	1 goal	2015 - 2015
	Thulani Tsabedze	1 goal	2016 - 2016

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/06/2000. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs eSwatini

David Kannemeyer	2 matches	2002 - 2006
Lebogang Phiri	2 matches	2015 - 2016
Dillon Sheppard	2 matches	2000 - 2006
Thabo Matlaba	2 matches	2013 - 2015
Bongani Zungu	2 matches	2013 - 2015
Cyril Nzama	2 matches	2000 - 2002

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/06/2000. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs South Africa

Thulani Tsabedze	4 matches	2006 - 2016
Felix Badenhorst	4 matches	2013 - 2021
Sanele Mkhweli	3 matches	2013 - 2016
Sabelo Ndzinisa	3 matches	2013 - 2021
Wonder Nhleko	3 matches	2006 - 2016
Maqhawe Dlamini	3 matches	2013 - 2016