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Bafana: Group C lead could shrink if Fifa apply Mokoena ruling

- Jonty Mark

Bafana Bafana pulled off a hard-fought 2-0 away win against Benin yesterday that ought to put them in a supreme position to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup finals.

Lyle Foster and Jayden Adams, with his second in as many matches, got the goals at the Felix-Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan that put Hugo Broos' side, for now at least, five points clear at the top of Group C.

Bafana, however, were hit with news just hours before this game that they could be docked points for fielding midfielder Teboho Mokoena against Lesotho in Friday's 2-0 Group C win.