Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of expertise protecting sports activities and soccer in Nigeria and worldwide.
Uyo, Akwa Ibom state – A nice day to you and welcome to Legit.ng’s protection of the FIFA world cup 2026 qualifier match that includes the Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on the Godswill Akpabio Worldwide Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.
The sport at present, Friday, June 7, is essential, particularly for the Tremendous Eagles after Lesotho piled stress on Finidi George’s males.
Nigeria and South Africa mild up Uyo for the 2026 world cup qualifiers recreation.
Picture credit score: Issouf Sanogo
Supply: Getty Photographs
On Friday afternoon, June 7, Lesotho beat Zimbabwe two nil to go high of Group C, with Nigeria dropping to fifth place in a six-team group.
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Nigeria vs South Africa: Recreation ends in draw
For the Tremendous Eagles, there may be greater than sufficient room for redemption, however to begin like this isn’t what many Nigerians need from Coach Finidi George.
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Nigeria vs South Africa: Into the ultimate minutes of the sport
90′ – 5 minutes added on.
South Africa coach, Hugo Broos makes change once more
88′ – Bafana Bafana sub:
Bathusi Aubaas replaces goalscorer Zwane.
World cup qualifier: The clock is ticking
86’ Nigeria 1-1 South Africa.
One other wonderful probability for South Africa
81′ – A wonderful probability to regain the lead goes begging as a number of passes contained in the field ends with Mokoena’s deflected shot going out for a objective kick.
South Africa tweaks group
80’ Substitution for South Africa
Out:
No.10 Percy Tau
In:
No.23 Thapelo Morena
Nigeria vs South Africa: Finidi makes extra adjustments
79′ Terem Moffi and Raphael Onyedika come on to exchange Onuachu and Semi Ajayi respectively.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Chukwueze practically scores
75′ – Bafana Bafana escape as Chukwueze’s effort hits the crossbar. Nonetheless, the flag is up.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Percy Tau with an enormous miss
Percy Tau wasted a really golden alternative for South Africa. If that had gone in – perhaps recreation over.
Nigerians heaved a sigh of aid.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Double change for the guests
70′ – Bafana substitutions:
Mokwana and Rayners make method for Oswin Appollis and Lyle Foster.
Nigeria vs South Africa: One other change for Tremendous Eagles
66′ Samuel Chukwueze replaces Kelechi Iheanacho for the remainder of the sport.
Bafana Bafana makes goalscoring transfer
64′ – Rayners is trapped offside as Zwane tries a lobbed cross into the field.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Dele-Bashiru subbed off
63’ Tremendous Eagles’ Alhassan Yusuf has come on for injured Dele-Bashiru.
Nigeria 1-1 South Africa.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Half an hour gone
60’ Rating replace:
Nigeria 1-1 South Africa.
South Africa’s Ngezana carded
56′ – Ngezana is proven a yellow card for successive fouls on Onuachu.
Tremendous Eagles vs South Africa: Penalty not given to Nigeria
That ought to have been a penalty for Nigeria’s goalscorer, Dele-Bashiru.
He was utterly wiped on the market and proper contained in the field however no video assistant referee (VAR) to test it.
South Africa’s Khuliso Mudau booked
47’ Yellow card proven to Khuliso Mudau.
The 29-year-old is booked for a late problem on Onuachu.
Nigeria comes out robust
46′ It’s a objective for Nigeria!
Hatayspor of Turkey midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, turns his man on the sting of the realm and fires past Williams for the equaliser.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Second half commences
Bafana Bafana get the second half underway at Godswill Akpabio Stadium.
Nigeria vs South Africa: First interval gone
HT: Nigeria 0-1 South Africa
Zwane’s objective the distinction at half-time.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Into added time
45′ Three minutes of added time given by the match officers.
Nigeria 0-1 South Africa.
Tremendous Eagles vs South Africa: One other probability for Nigeria
42′ Ademola Lookman floats in a ball and the towering Onuachu rises highest, however Ronwen Williams makes a diving save and holds on.
Nigeria search for a method by way of
38′ Nigeria try to get an equaliser however captain Ndidi’s cross is behind Alex Iwobi and the ball is out for a goal-kick.
We’re near the top of the first-half.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Bafana Bafana knocking once more
35′ One other probability for Bafana Bafana however a save by Nwabali and a clearance header by Benjamin Tanimu.
Nigeria vs Bafana Bafana: House group behind
34’ Rating replace:
Nigeria 0-1 South Africa
Nigeria vs South Africa: Bafana Bafana in entrance!
Themba Zwane simply scored a stunning group objective for South Africa within the twenty eighth minute.
Good soccer so removed from Bafana Bafana!
Nigeria vs South Africa: Bafana Bafana on the prowl
Mokwana appears to pick Tau, however Nwabali is fast to snuff out the hazard.
24 minutes performed.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Bafana Bafana star participant’s shot kisses the bar
17 minutes: Mokoena’s freekick approach is spectacular.
Nigeria solely fortunate it solely hit the crossbar.
South Africa will get a harmful freekick
Free kick awarded to South Africa on the sting of the Nigerian field.
14 minutes performed, and the guests look decided.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Rayners flagged offside
Elias Mokwana finds Mokoena who lets rip from exterior the realm, as Stanley Nwabali places it again in play, however Iqraam Rayners – on the follow-up – is offside.
9 minutes gone.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Match kicks off
Hostilities start on the Godswill Akpabio Worldwide Stadium in Uyo.
Nigerian followers are in full voice.
Nigeria vs South Africa: The right way to livestream, watch match on-line
Based on Sulaiman Folarin, a sports activities commentator, web customers can watch the Nigeria versus South Africa match through FIFA+, a free streaming platform.
Watch the match dwell on FIFA+ TV right here.
Folarin tweeted:
“You probably have a Good TV, obtain FIFA + to look at all CAF world cup qualifiers. Nigeria vs South Africa is on it.”
Nigeria vs South Africa: Bafana Bafana group information in
Prime African soccer journalist, Micky Jnr, shared the group information of South Africa.
Stars Teboho Mokoena, Ronwen Williams, and Percy Tau all begin.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Finidi names Tremendous Eagles’ beginning XI
Coach Finidi George has ignored the German Bundesliga’s Rookie of the Season, Victor Boniface, in his Tremendous Eagles’ beginning line-up for the South Africa match.
The brand new Tremendous Eagles supervisor opted for 6ft 7inches Turkey-based striker, Paul Onuachu in assault.
Tremendous Eagles really feel Godswill Akpabio Stadium pitch
Tremendous Eagles gamers are on the pitch for the pre-match stroll.
@footballtempleX famous this on X (previously Twitter) at about 6:46 pm.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Onuachu reportedly begins forward of Boniface
Trabzonspor striker, Paul Onuachu, will reportedly begin the match — forward of German Bundesliga star, Victor Boniface.
That is in accordance with distinguished Nigerian sports activities journalist, Ojora Babatunde.
Nigeria vs South Africa: Percy Tau speaks on world cup qualifiers
South Africa’s star ahead, Percy Tau, has urged that out of the group in Uyo, anybody who performs on Friday evening, June 7, has the resilience in addition to the expertise to rise to the event.
Tau advised the press:
“We play in CAF, so we all know what it’s like travelling and enjoying. It’s by no means simple, however we’re professionals, we’re prepared, and we’re hungry to play. That is all that we’re right here for.”
Nigeria vs South Africa match time
Nigeria versus South Africa match time is 8 pm Nigerian time.
The groups’ line-ups are anticipated to be launched any second from now.
Nigeria vs South Africa match dwell stream
As of now, a real hyperlink to comply with the match on-line has not been seen.
Legit.ng will present and replace this report with the hyperlink to look at the match as quickly because it emerges.
Authors:
Ridwan Adeola (Present Affairs Editor)
Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a Present Affairs Editor at Legit.ng and a licensed journalist with over 9 years of expertise. He edited Politics Nigeria’s articles, was the Performing Editor of AllNews Nigeria and Reality-Checking Researcher (Africa Verify). He obtained his HND in Mass Communication from The Polytechnic Ibadan. He obtained a Certificates of Achievement (Journalism Clinic’s Repair The Leak masterclass, 2021) and in addition accomplished Google Information Initiative’s Advance digital reporting curriculum. Contact him at ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.
