{
  "id": 11041297,
  "title": "Mofokeng brace helps South Africa crush Eritrea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/mofokeng-brace-helps-south-africa-crush-eritrea-11041297",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T21:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/01/mofokeng-brace-helps-south-africa-crush-eritrea"
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  "account": "South Africa's Relebohile Mofokeng scored his first two goals in their 5-0 victory over Eritrea in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. The match took place on Wednesday at Al Salam Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, where Eritrea, ranked 134 places below South Africa, had no international-standard stadium. Eritrea attempted to play offensively, putting pressure on South Africa's goalkeeper, Ronwen Willians, but Mofokeng broke the deadlock at the 19-minute mark. The midfielder added a second goal in the first half, giving South Africa a 2-0 halftime lead. Yaya Sithole scored early in the second half, and Luther Singh completed the rout four minutes into added time, netting the third goal. Mofokeng, 21, scored again just four minutes later, and Iqraam Rayners became the first South African forward to find the net in six matches. This win leaves South Africa five points clear of Kenya and Eritrea in Group D, with Guinea potentially reducing the gap to three points if they beat Kenya in their upcoming match.",
  "summary": "Yaya Sithole, Iqraam Rayners and Luther Singh also netted for South Africa as they cruised to a 5-0 victory over Eritrea in 2027 Afcon qualifying.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Mofokeng turns on the style as Bafana rout Eritrea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/mofokeng-turns-on-the-style-as-bafana-rout-eritrea",
        "published": "2026-09-30T18:00:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Mofokeng brace helps South Africa crush Eritrea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/mofokeng-brace-helps-south-africa-crush-eritrea",
        "published": "2026-09-30T21:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Mofokeng brace helps South Africa crush Eritrea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/mofokeng-brace-helps-south-africa-crush-eritrea-11048470",
        "published": "2026-09-30T22:35:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}