The duo, who started together for the first time, stole the show at Moses Mabhida Stadium as South Africa registered their first win in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations.
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Igesund revealed he would be making dynamic, exciting changes and he did not disappoint by pairing Furman and Mahlangu, neither of who played a part in the goalless draw against Cape Verde.
The latter came off at the interval, but still set the tempo for the game together with the Oldham captain.
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“I really enjoyed playing with May, I thought he was just outstanding in the first half and it was a pleasure to partner him. He did great work for the team; he attacked players, got into good positions and read the game very well,” Furman told snl24.com/kickoff.
On his own performance, which earned him a Man of the Match award in his first game at his first tournament for Bafana, the 24-year-old added: “I was very happy, most importantly for the three points, and because I had the chance to help the team.