Hosts South Africa grabbed a 1-0 victory over the 10 man of Eswatini to head the pool with a full haul of six points from their two games.

In their opening match, Bafana Bafana beat Botswana with the same margin on Tuesday in Group A.

Lesotho claimed their first ever outright victory over defending champions Zambia in the COSAFA Cup with a come-from-behind 2-1 success on Thursday that has thrown Group A wide open at the regional showpiece tournament in Nelson Mandela Bay. 

Zambia looked to be headed for the perfect start when striker Justin Shonga gave them the lead just before the half-hour mark, having earlier struck the woodwork.  Shonga netted after Gamphani Lungu’s shot had been blocked into his path by Lesotho goalkeeper Sekhoane Moerane.

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