SA completed their 2018 Fifa World Cup qualification campaign with another defeat — 2-1 — against Senegal in Dakar on Tuesday night. These are the player ratings from a fourth defeat in six qualifying games. 6 Itumeleng Khune: Without his protective mask‚ he had a mixed bag on the night. He was caught out of position for the opening Senegalese goal as he needlessly rushed off his line‚ but could do nothing about the second. It was his pinpoint distribution that put Themba Zwane away to set up Percy Tau for the equaliser though. 6 Thamsanqa Mkhize: Did not get forward as much as in his previous two appearances but that is perhaps understandable given the nature of the game. Looked hurried in possession at times. 5 Morgan Gould: Had looked fairly solid through the 90 minutes until he rather meekly attempted to head clear at the death‚ only to be beaten to the ball by Kara Mbodji. Also missed a good chance to score in the first half when he spooned the ball over. 6 Clayton Daniels: Had...
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