South Sudan finally does it for Uganda, AFCON 2025

 

Thursday Results

FT Lesotho 1 - 0 Focal African Republic

FT Tropical Guinea 0 - 0 Algeria

FT South Sudan 3 - 2 Congo

FT Burundi 0 - 0 Malawi

FT Madagascar 2 - 3 Tunisia

FT Rwanda 0 - 1 Libya

FT Niger 4 - 0 Sudan

FT Benin 1 - 1 Nigeria

FT Burkina Faso 0 - 1 Senegal

TODAY

16:00 Botswana - Mauritania

16:00 Uganda - South Africa

Juba, South Sudan | CAFONLINE | South Sudan defeated Congo in a five-objective exhibition in their 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Countries qualifier on Thursday, helping Uganda and South Africa to fit the bill for the competition to be played in Morocco one year from now.

In an activity pressed game at Juba Public Arena, South Sudan edged Congo 3-2 in Gathering K to get their primary places of the passing effort.

The home side showed versatility, upsetting a 2-1 shortfall to get a critical triumph and flash huge celebration among the home fans.

The Gathering K outcome implies, Uganda drives the gathering with 10 places, trailed by South Africa with eight. South Sudan's triumph carries them to three places, simply behind Congo on four focuses.

With only one match staying, third-put Congo can't overwhelm Uganda and South Africa preparing for the best two nations to fit the bill for the 2025 TotalEnergies AFCON in Morocco.

It was Congo that showed the assurance to dominate the game and opened the scoring in the 26th moment when Christopher Ibayi headed home from short proximity.

South Sudan immediately answered through Ebon Malish in the 31st moment, evening out the game with a strong header.

In any case, Congo recovered their lead only four minutes after the fact, as Ibayi scored his second with a very much made effort from a tight point.

South Sudan retaliated wildly, and Malish balanced by and by in the 45+2′ moment, heading in a cross from William Gama.

With force on their side, South Sudan kept on squeezing in the last part. The defining moment came in the 78th moment, as Bryan Passi of Congo got a red card, lessening the guests to 10 men.

In the 84th moment, substitute Information Elly scored the triumphant objective with a clinical complete the process of, getting South Sudan's most memorable win of the mission.

This outcome supports their standings, as they currently sit one point behind Congo in Gathering K.

Pos Team Pld W    D L GF GA GD  Pts Qualification

1 Uganda (Q) 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 Final competition

2 South Africa (Q) 4 2 2 0 11 5 +6 8             Tournament

3 Congo (E) 5 1 1 3 4 11 −7 4

4 South Sudan (E) 5 1 0 4 6 9 −3 3