Lennick Wanyonyi |
The 34 year – old South African veteran; Themba Zwane scored twice in the space of fifteen minutes to take first half lead from which Namibia never recovered.
The victory margin for South Africa was the biggest in the tournament, moving ahead of Namibia on goal differences in the standings behind leaders Mali who have four points but two points ahead of top-seeded Tunisia, have one.
The late Patson Daka header rescued ten-man Chipolopolo a point denying Tanzania, their first ever to be victory in the tournament. Zambia, draw with the leopards in their opener , also know victory over the world cup semi-finalists would restore them to the round of 16 for the first time since 2012 AFCON triumph.
Congo’s went off at the break for Dylan Batubinsika, who almost had an immediate impact with an effort that went just wide of the post. Congo kept pushing and finally scored when Meshack Elia cut the ball back for Silas to fire in an equalizer with Morocco.
Today’s AFCON FIXTURES
Guinea Bissau vs Nigeria 20:00
Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Cost 23:00
Mozambique vs Ghana 23:00
Cape Verde vs Egypt 23:00