Bafana Bafana and Algeria were forced to settle for a thrilling 3-3 draw in an entertaining encounter at a packed Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers.
Bafana Bafana trains at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers ahead of their second FIFA Series international friendly against Algeria on Tuesday evening.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has already put his side through their paces after landing in Algeria for the FIFA Series international friendlies against Andorra on Wednesday evening.
Algeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat against Mauritania at the Stade de Bouaké in Bouaké.
A late goal from Baghdad Bounedjah helped Algeria earn a 2-2 draw against Burkina Faso in their Africa Cup of Nations group stage clash at the Stade de Bouaké in Bouaké.
Algeria kickstarted their Africa Cup of Nations campaign off with a 1-1 draw after they were held by Angola in the opening match played at the Stade de Bouaké in Bouaké.
Bafana Bafana have learnt their opponents for the group stages of the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations following the conclusion of the draw on Thursday.
Catch up with the highlights and reactions from a frantic night of World Cup playoff action which saw Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Algeria book their places at the finals.
Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted the winning penalty on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt, while Ghana, Tunisia and Morocco also booked their places in the finals on a frantic night of play-off action.
Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah was the architect of the only goal as Egypt edged Senegal 1-0 in Cairo on Friday in a high-profile World Cup play-off first leg.