The battle for the Group C ticket of the World Cup qualifying series in Africa is still wide and swinging.
On Thursday, Benin went atop even after squandering a valuable 2-0 lead in an away match with Zimbabwe and eventually ended the tie at 2-2.
But on Friday, they were pushed down by South Africa who had a 2-0 win over Lesotho. Nigeria climbed up from fifth to fourth position and potentially could rise to second after the conclusion of Match Day 6 duels on Tuesday.
Two second-half goals from Relebohile Mofokeng and Jayden Adams secured a hard-fought victory, for South Africa giving Bafana Bafana a crucial two-point lead over second-placed Benin.
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