WATCH: Ex-Kaizer Chiefs transfer target and Mamelodi Sundowns star Neo Maema score as Bafana Bafana qualify for Chan finals after beating Malawi

Former Kaizer Chiefs transfer target Victor Letsoalo thrust South Africa ahead after 12 minutes following some impressive interchanges at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday.

The TS Galaxy star then turned provider with three minutes to go for captain Neo Maema, the Mamelodi Sundowns playmaker, to finish and hand Bafana Bafana a 2-0 lead.

It was a crucial victory by Molefi Ntseki's side, who had suffered a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of this African Nations Championship qualifier away.

They have now qualified for the Chan tournament to be jointly hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in August.

Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki made six changes from the team that started in the first-leg following the withdrawal of some players.

Malawi did not have coach Kallisto Pasuwa on the bench after the Zimbabwean coach fell sick just before the match and was hospitalised.

This was a match Bafana were pressed to prove the strength of the Premier Soccer League, as Ntseki has established players like Reyaad Pieterse, Maema, Letsoalo, Keagan Johannes and Kamohelo Mahlatsi.

At the Chan finals, Bafana will be in Group C together with hosts Uganda, Niger, Guinea and Algeria.

With the tournament being staged in August, when some players will be trying to cement their positions at their clubs, Ntseki will be hoping PSL teams will release the players he needs.