Bafana Bafana score a win!

Siyabonga Sangweni scored the opener in the 30th minute and Lehohonolo Majoro buried the winner in the 62nd minute

Bafana Bafana climbed to the top of Group A with a 2-0 victory over Angola in their Africa Cup of Nations clash in Durban on Wednesday.

Siyabonga Sangweni scored the opener in the 30th minute and Lehohonolo Majoro buried the winner in the 62nd minute.

The hosts grabbed the first points in their group after both games in Saturday’s double header in Johannesburg ended goalless.

Ahead of the match, Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula called on Bafana Bafana to make the nation proud.

“Do what you are supposed to do to the best of your abilities, and what will define the end result of your fight is the score,” he said.

“You came here to defend the interest of the country. Be ready to fight and defend your nation until the end.” 

Mbalula visited Bafana at their hotel in Durban ahead of their second match, after Bafana were held to a goal-less draw by Cape Verde in the tournament opener in Johannesburg on Saturday.

The Sports Minister told the players: “Do not surrender, because some people perform much better under pressure and they end up doing miracles".

“Take your chances, squander them if possible, but at the end of the day you will leave the field knowing that you tried. 

“You are being challenged, and I think you have to take the bull by its horns.

"There is no retreat, you guys have the guts and your God-given talent, do your best and enjoy the game."