The switching of the Christmas lights in Adderley Street normally signals the start of the festive season in Cape Town.But this year Bafana Bafana ushered in the season to be jolly in the Mother City by thumping a hapless South Sudan 3-0 in front of a packed and festive Cape Town Stadium crowd with a ruthless display of football.

South Africa closed out their successful 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification campaign with a 3-0 win over South Sudan at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Bafana Bafana secured an impressive 3-0 win against South Sudan in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday.

Hugo Broos’ side picked up an impressive 14 points out of 18 in Group K, and comfortably take their place in Morocco at the end of next year. In the more immediate future, Bafana will bid to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, with confidence in the national team at a height not seen in a long while.

Capetonians have been waiting for this day for nearly 10 years. Bafana Bafana will be at the DHL Stadium this evening in Afcon Qualifiers against South Sudan.

LIVE scoring, commentary, match report and more from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Bafana Bafana and South Sudan at Cape Town Stadium.

South Sudan coach Nichola Dupuis says financial constraints are the reason why his side have only come to South Africa with 15 players for their final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group K qualifier at the Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday.

On Tuesday morning it was revealed that all the available tickets had sold out for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Bafana Bafana and South Sudan at the Cape Town Stadium.