Bafana Bafana goalkeeper and captain Itumeleng Khune said he was relishing the prospect of playing against a few of footballs big names especially goalkeeper Keylor Navas of Real Madrid.
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South Africa’s Bafana Bafana defeated Costa Rica 1-0 in a friendly at the National Stadium in San Jose on Friday morning.
South Africa were looking to kick start their tour of the Central America with a victory over Costa Rica in their own backyard in Liberia.
Mashaba’s men next visit Honduras in San Pedro Sula on Tuesday, looking to gain further momentum for the upcoming CHAN qualifiers with Angola on October 17 and 24.
The result meant Oscar Ramirez’s men failed to build on their win over Uruguay last time out, but they have time to build ahead of their next round of World Cup qualifying starting in November.
With just over ten minutes to go, Daniel Colindries tried an effort from long range, but his shot sailed inches wide of the post.
Apart from Jali whose goal came after an enterprising one-two passes with Thulani Serero, Eric Mathoho, Anele Ngcongca and Rivaldo Coetzee were rock solid at the back while Mamelodi Sundowns’ Bongani Zungu received the praise from the local media and public for his influential play in midfield.
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Urena looked unsafe in patches and his Costa Rica were dominant throughout the second half.
