Experimental Bafana fail to impress in Algeria

Bafana Bafana were underwhelming in a 1-1 international friendly draw with Andorra on Thursday, but there was some mitigation in the fact that Hugo Broos fielded an experimental side against the European minnows. Jonty Mark looks at how they rated.

Ricardo Goss – 3/10

Goss had a horrendous start to the game, completely mis-controlling a simple back pass from Nkosinathi Sibisi, allowing Ricardo Fernandez to pass the ball into an empty net.

Thapelo Morena – 6

Morena got forward to good effect and got in some dangerous crosses. Didn’t have much to do at the other end of the pitch.

Nkosinathi Sibisi – 6

Sibisi had a solid game, and couldn’t be blamed for Goss making an absolute mess of his back pass.

Thapelo Xoki – 6

A decent debut for Xoki, though he will certainly have busier days in a Bafana shirt.

Terrence Mashego – 6

Mashego hasn’t played a lot of first team football in recent years, but showed he can be an option at left back.

Goodman Mosele – 5

Bafana lost control of central midfield when Mosele lost Thabang Monare as his partner at half time. The Chippa United man didn’t have much impact.

Thabang Monare – 7.5

Monare was given the captain’s armband and played like a leader, driving Bafana forward.

Mondli Mbanjwa – 7

Mbanjwa got in some good positions in the attacking third and had his head in his hands after one goal-bound effort was brilliantly blocked.

Patrick Maswanganyi – 7

Maswanganyi should really have buried one of the three gilt-edged chances that came his way in this match, though Josep Gomes did pull off two fine saves.

Elias Mokwana – 8

It wasn’t just the goal that Mokwane (above) scored that made him Bafana’s best player on the day. He was a constant menace to the Andorra defence.

Khanyisa Mayo – 5

If this was Mayo’s chance to show he is an option for Bafana in attack, he didn’t take it.

Grant Margeman – 5

Margeman came on for Monare at half time and didn’t really do enough.

Nyiko Mobbie – 6

Mobbie came on for the last half an hour in place of Morena, and got forward to decent effect.

Aubrey Modiba – 6

Modiba also supplied a threat down the left when he came on for Mashego at the same time as Mobbie.

Iqraam Rayners

The Stellenbosch striker came on for Mayo for the last ten minutes. Not on long enough to be rated.