FT South Africa 0-0 Sierra Leone
1708 Confusion over who qualifies from Group G. South Africa, Niger and Sierra Leone all finish on 9 points. Bafana Bafana think they’re through so do Niger.
1654 South Africa‘s squad and technical team are celebrating. They are dancing around the stadium and the crowd has gone wild. Are they set to be crest-fallen?
1651 FULL TIME South Africa 0-0 Sierra Leone. It is understood that NIGER have qualified despite their loss in Egypt. This is because Niger, South Africa and Sierra Leone all have nine points in the group – but Niger have the better points tally when all results between those three sides are taken into account.
1646 We think – having consulted our calculators – that Niger are looking good in their group, because if South Africa Sierra Leone ends goalless then in the mini-league to decide head-to-head the Mena are ahead.
1633 Sierra Leone go close through Sherrif Suma but it’s tipped over the bar by Bafana Bafana keeper Itumelang Khune. Time running out in that one – the winner will go through assuming Niger are beaten by Egypt.
1622 South Africa bring on central midfielder Reneilwe ‘Yeye’ Letsholonyane for Bernard Parker, while Sierra Leone replace striker Ibrahim Bangura with Sam Metzger.
1620 South Africa‘s Siphiwe Tshabalala has the best chance of the game but shoots over the bar. Bafana Bafana are putting on the pressure.
1607 The second half in Nelspruit is underway with both South Africa and Sierra Leone knowing that to qualify, the next 45 minutes is crucial.
1548 Halftime in South Africa where Bafana Bafana are playing Sierra Leone and it’s 0-0.
1536 With Egypt and Niger drawing in Cairo so far, a winner in Nelspruit between South Africa and Sierra Leone will make it to the finals, but there’s no score yet. South Africa have been pressing though with a shot going over the bar from Siphiwe Tshabala – the Leone Stars have yet to have a chance.
1518 Meanwhile it’s 0-0 between South Africa and Sierra Leone in Nelspruit.
1500 They’re underway in Nelspruit as South Africa take on Sierra Leone.
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