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Lyle Foster delights at scoring first Bafana Bafana goal

Foster, who plays his club football with Westerlo in Belgium, opened his account for Bafana Bafana on Thursday when he netted the opening goal in South Africa's 2-1 defeat to Morocco in the country's first 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

The former Orlando Pirates starlet latched onto a pin-point pass from debutant Sphephelo Sithole before outmuscling Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi to fire home with just eight minutes played on the clock.

"It was nice to finally score my first goal for Bafana Bafana after some time," Foster told SAFA's media team.

"It's definitely a special moment for me, my family and my community but it was a bitter-sweet one because we didn't end up winning the game. All in all, it was a nice moment for me but it would have been sweeter if we had got the three points."

— CAF (@CAF_Online) June 9, 2022

The 21-year-old was also quick to praise Portugal-based Sithole, whose performance on debut will have pleased national team coach Hugo Broos. 

"Yaya was on my case the whole week, telling me that I need to score," Foster added. "He was motivating me and telling me it was going to come so it was nice that I got the assist from him.

"It was also a very special day for him to make his Bafana debut. He has been working hard for some time now and I'm proud of him for making his debut and having such a good game."

8. Thamsanqa Gabuza – 3 goals
8. Thamsanqa Gabuza – 3 goals
=1. Percy Tau – 8 goals
=1. Percy Tau – 8 goals
7. Delron Buckley – 4 goals
7. Delron Buckley – 4 goals
6. Shaun Bartlett – 5 goals
6. Shaun Bartlett – 5 goals
=4. Tokelo Rantie – 6 goals
=4. Tokelo Rantie – 6 goals
=4. Benni McCarthy – 6 goals
=4. Benni McCarthy – 6 goals
2. Philemon Masinga – 7 goals
2. Philemon Masinga – 7 goals
=1. Sibusiso Zuma – 8 goals
=1. Sibusiso Zuma – 8 goals

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