South African sports newspapers and websites focused on their national team's victory over Egypt by a single goal without reply.
This came in the friendly match held between them on Sunday evening at Cairo International Stadium, where the press praised Pitso Mosimane's ideal start with the "Bafana Bafana" national team.
iDiski Times website
The website highlighted the brilliance of the young players in the South African national team following the 1-0 win over Egypt, noting that Campbell created Bosu Dithijan's goal in his first appearance with the senior national team.
The website indicated that Mosimane made several changes to the lineup that faced Eritrea, as part of his plan to give opportunities to a number of new players, clarifying that South Africa dominated periods of the match.
The website considered that the victory over Egypt gave South Africa its third consecutive win under Mosimane's leadership, after beating Guinea and Eritrea in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
KickOff website
For its part, KickOff website highlighted the major changes Mosimane made to the South African squad, having fielded eight new players following the big 5-0 win against Eritrea.
The website noted that Omar Marmoush posed a significant threat to the South African defense at the start of the match and nearly opened the scoring, before the South African team gradually regained its balance.
The website praised South African goalkeeper Ricardo Goss for saving dangerous attempts from the Egyptian team, most notably in the final minutes, allowing the team to continue its ideal start under Mosimane's leadership.
SABC Sport newspaper
As for SABC Sport newspaper, it highlighted Dithijan scoring the winning goal in his first appearance wearing the South African national team jersey.
It pointed out that the coach made nine changes to the starting lineup that began the match against Eritrea, while retaining Ieme Okon and Sfebilu Sethole in the squad.
It clarified that the Egyptian team started the match strongly, with Omar Marmoush close to scoring in the ninth minute, before the South African team gradually regained its balance and posed a threat to Mostafa Shobir's goal.
The newspaper concluded its report by confirming that the victory over Egypt represents a strong boost for South Africa, after the team achieved three consecutive wins since Mosimane took charge of the national team.
