Meet our World Cup Qualifiers opponents: South Africa

Published on: 21 January 2020

Ghana will slug it out with South Africa, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

The Bafana Bafana and the Black Stars have produced some entertaining games in the past.

Matches played: 13

Ghana wins: 4

South Africa wins: 4

Draws: 5

The two teams first met in November 1994 in a South African tournament. South Africa clinched a 2-1 victory over the Black Stars. The 2010 FIFA World Cup hosts were dominant against Ghana until 20th June 2004.

Ghana easily dispatched the South Africans 3-0 a world cup qualifier and recorded a comfortable 2-0 win in the return leg.

Since then, South Africa have only won once against the Black Stars. In their most recent fixture, Ghana took home a comfortable 2-0 win. The qualifiers provide the perfect opportunity to set the record straight.

Key facts

  • South Africa are yet to defeat Ghana in their last four meetings, conceding five goals in the process.
  • South Africa are yet to beat Ghana in a world cup qualifying match (2 L).

 

 

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