EXTRA TIME: How South African fans reacted to World Cup qualification failure

Needing nothing short of victory to keep their hopes alive, South Africa were punished for two errors as the West Africans booked a ticket to Russia

First, Clayton Daniels hesitated to tackle in the 12th minute allowing Sakho to score past the outdrawn Khune and with the home side pushing forward; Thamsanqa Mkhize put the ball into his own net to seal a disappointing day for the home side.

It was not until the 10th minute when Khune came off his line to punch clear a corner kick that the frenzied crowd went wild.

Diafra Sakho then got the opening goal when Daniels instead of going for a tackle hesitated and Sakho got a delicate pass which he slotted past the drawn out Khune to silence the capacity crowd on the 12th minute.

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