South Africa snatched a hard-fought point from the jaws of defeat against Uganda at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night in a thrilling 2-2 draw.

Hugo Broos' side wasted no time in taking the lead through Lyle Foster before quickfire goals from Denis Omedi and Rogers Mato Kassim turned the game on its head, only for Thalente Mbatha to restore parity with almost the last kick of the game.

Bafana Bafana had been tipped to finish top of their qualifying group, but their performance against Uganda fell well short of expectations.

Mbatha's late equaliser last time out extended South Africa's unbeaten run in all competitions to nine matches since their AFCON semi-final defeat to eventual runners-up Nigeria in February.

However, Tuesday's visitors have not won a competitive match on enemy territory - excluding major tournaments - since March 2023, when they narrowly beat Liberia 2-1.

South Sudan's poor form continued in 2024, as they went down 1-0 to Congo in Thursday's meeting at the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Debat.

Nicolas Dupuis's men found themselves behind to Massanga Matondo's opener after just 12 minutes and never really looked like getting back on track in Brazzaville.

The result leaves the Bright Stars without a win in five games since the turn of the year, and they have now won just one of their last 12 matches in all competitions.

More worryingly for South Sudan, they have been poor at both ends of the pitch in that time, finding the back of the net on just six occasions and conceding a staggering 30 goals.

Having finished bottom of their last five AFCON qualifying groups, the hosts will need to turn things around quickly on Tuesday if they are to qualify for the tournament proper for the first time.

South Sudan possible starting lineup:

Mawith; Thomas, Maker, Taban; Loki, Gadafi, Chol, Jawa; Mawa, Okello, Yuel

South Africa possible starting lineup:

Mothwa; Mudau, Ngezana, Dortley, Modiba; Sithole, Mokoena; Mokwana, Zwane, Appollis; Foster

Prediction:South Sudan 0-2 South Africa

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