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Themba Zwane-inspired Bafana Bafana held by Algeria in six-goal thriller

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The home side went ahead after 22 minutes when Yassine Benzia capitalised on some slack marking to beat Ronwen Wlliams in goals for Bafana Bafana.But South Africa hit back through Themba Zwane who finished a Mihlali Mayambela feed on 34 minutes. Zwane was back again to give Bafana the lead in the first half's stoppage time when he curled home a Thabang Monare pass and the visitors were 2-1 up at the interval.Algeria then restored parity through Yacine Brahimi eight minutes into the second half before Hugo Broos' men reclaimed the lead via substitute Elias Mokwana in the 66th minute.Four minutes later, Benzia made it three apiece with an acrobatic effort and the entertaining match ended in a 3-3 draw.

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A tough call between Zwane and Benzia but the MVP goes to the former.It was a match Zwane's experience showed as one of the senior players in Broos side and he did it on away turf.

THE MVP

Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic has been trying to impress after taking over from Djamel Belmadi.After impressing in the 3-2 win over Bolivia last Thursday, the Bosnian failed to lead the Desert Foxes to victory on home soil.

THE BIG LOSER

Petkovic will try to make up for Tuesday's result when he leads Algeria against Guinea on June 3 in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.The North Africans lead Group G with two wins, leaving Petkovic with a task to maintain that good run of form. Bafana, on the other hand, will travel to Nigeria for their Group C match in June, hoping to build from the March friendlies.

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South Africa let a lead slip twice in their thrilling friendly encounter against the Desert Foxes at Nelson Mandela Stadium on Tuesday. 

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