South Africa closed in on the African Nations Cup knockout stages with a win on Wednesday while debuntants Cape Verde Islands narrowly failed to do the same as Group A came alive after its boring start.
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Hosts South Africa got their 1st win in the finals since 2004 with a fine 2-0 victory over Angola at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban to take top spot in the group on four points.
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Goals from defender Siyabonga Sangweni and substitute Lehlohonolo Majoro ended the pressure on coach Gordon Igesund as the team produced a far more convincing display than Saturday's dismal opening 0-0 draw against Cape Verde in Johannesburg.
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Igesund made 5 changes from that side and said : '' I took a gamble making so many changes, and the gamble paid off ''.
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They got a well deserved win yesterday against Angola. They played quality football all through the game
Good news for every South African citizens all over the world. I hope it lasts