South Africa emerged as the sole victors in the opening round of Group D fixtures for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Bafana Bafana secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Guinea, thanks to goals from Ime Okon and Samukelo Kabini. Seydouba Cissé managed to pull one back for Guinea, but it wasn’t enough to spark a comeback.
In the group’s other fixture, Kenya and Eritrea played out a 1-1 draw.
Following these results, South Africa sits alone at the top of Group D with 3 points. Kenya and Eritrea are tied in second place with 1 point each, while Guinea occupies the bottom of the table with 0 points.
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