The Amajita national Under-20 men’s team beat Maccabi F.C 1-0 in a practice match played earlier this week in Balfour Park, Johannesburg.
Maccabi are the current Gauteng Province champions of the ABC Motsepe League.
A second half goal by Luther Singh was enough to give Amajita victory as they continue with preparations for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup.
Thabo Senong’s charges depart for Korea Republic on Wednesday where they will play an international friendly match against Costa Rica next Monday.
‘We are traveling this week to ensure that the players have adequate time to acclimatise before the tournament starts. Due to the time difference (seven hours), the players will need as much time as possible to do so, as failure to deal with this could be detrimental to the team’s performance,’ said Senong.
‘So we want to prepare them properly, lay a good foundation for them to do well and not take short cuts. I am also glad our preparations are going according to plan and that is very pleasing.’
South Africa are in Group D of the World Cup against Japan, Uruguay and Italy. Amajita will be based in Suwon for the first two matches, while the third and final group stage clash will be played in Incheon.
Amajita kick off their World Cup campaign against Japan on Sunday, 21 May.