South Africa v Angola: Mashaba will not ring changes despite lead
A 3-1 victory on the road has put the nation on the right foot in their bid to advance in the qualifying process, but they will be without goalscorer Andile Jali in the return
South Africa are on the brink of sealing a place in the final group stage of CAF World Cup qualification, but head coach Shakes Mashaba does not want to take any risks against Angola on Tuesday.
Bafana Bafana won 3-1 away from home in the first leg on Friday through goals from Tokelo Rantie, Thamsanqa Gabuza and Andile Jali to put them in a commanding position going into Tuesday's game in Durban.
The winners of the two-legged second round tie will move into the last stage of CAF qualifying, where 20 teams will be split into five groups, with the winners progressing to Russia in 2018.
South Africa will be without the suspended Jali, who was shown a second yellow card for enticing the Angola support during his celebration of converting a controversial late penalty, but Mashaba is unwilling to make any avoidable changes to his line-up despite holding a two-goal lead.
"Jali's absence means we have to adjust the team a bit and make sure we get someone to get into that position but we are not going to make big changes," he said.
"Jali does so much work for the team. He defends, he makes us play and we need a player like that for Tuesday in Durban. We will look at the first game again, for our flaws and their strong points.