South Africa secured a convincing 5-0 victory over Congo in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
The match, played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, featured goals from Teboho Mokoena, Bathusi Aubaas, Lyle Foster, and Iqraam Rayners.
However, the game was briefly interrupted after the second goal due to two fans invading the pitch. Hugo Broos, the Bafana Bafana coach, expressed concerns about the security measures and called on the South African Football Association (SAFA) to improve safety standards.
Despite the incident, Bafana Bafana continued their dominant performance and are now on the brink of qualifying for the 2025 AFCON tournament in Morocco. A win against Congo in their next match will guarantee their place in the competition.
Broos said after the game: “I was very happy to see the crowd when I came in [to the stadium], and I was not happy after 20 minutes because we could have stopped the game, and that was going to be a disaster.
“So, I think in the future, and it’s not up to us as coaches, I have to ask SAFA that when they choose the stadium, they must be sure of its security.
“I don’t understand that before the break, for example, there were 10 securities, then after the break, suddenly they were 50. Where were they from the beginning of the game?
“We are playing a very important game and now we should have problems because of kids with their happiness and they run onto the field.
“Nobody did something about this. There was no security running behind those guys, so this is something we need to take into account for the next games.
“I was always asking to have the crowd and it happened, maybe next time it will be better not to have the crowd. If we want the crowd, we have to prepare for that, such things can happen and security has to be there.”