Sibusiso Vilakazi found the back of the net four times yesterday as he made his eBafana Bafana debut on the global stage...
'Vila' was representing Mzansi in the FIFA eNations Stay n Play Cup on Tuesday, but was unable to get a win despite bagging four goals against his opponent from the United Arab Emirates.
A statement regarding the latest in the competition read, "eBafana Bafana began their FIFA eNations Stay n Play Cup campaign with an overall 12 – 8 win against UAE in a two-legged Round 1 match played on Tuesday afternoon.
"The opening game saw Professional FIFA eSports gamer Thabo Moloi display his dominance throughout the game, beating his UAE counterpart 8-2 at full time.
"In a closely contested second leg of Round 1, Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana star player Sibusiso Vilakazi fell short of his UAE opponent when the game ended 6-4 in favour of the latter."
Meanwhile, the league table looks like this after the first round:
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PTS |
|
Saudi Arabia |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
5 |
16 |
6 |
South Africa |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
UAE |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
22 |
-9 |
0 |
Qatar |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
-11 |
0 |
Check out all the game highlights below: