South Africa fight back to earn dramatic draw against Côte d'Ivoire

South Africa staged a remarkable second-half comeback to secure a 2-2 draw against Côte d'Ivoire in a thrilling TotalEnergies WAFCON 2026 Group B encounter.

Côte d'Ivoire appeared set to claim all three points after Aïcha Fofana scored twice in the first half to give the Ivorians a commanding 2-0 lead.

Banyana Banyana responded after the break through Thembi Kgatlana, whose superb finish reignited South Africa’s hopes.

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The defending champions continued to press forward and thought they had found an equaliser earlier in stoppage time, but VAR ruled out the goal for offside.

However, South Africa refused to give up, with Hilda Magaia scoring a dramatic 98th-minute equaliser to complete the comeback and secure a valuable point.



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