Disappointed Ronwen Williams says Bafana are still on course for AFCON qualification

Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the game from a controversial penalty on the stroke of half-time.

Bafana right-back Khuliso Mudau was adjudged to have deliberately caught Salah in the face with a flailing arm, and after a review by the Video Assistant Referee, a penalty was awarded.

The Pharaohs were then reduced to 10-man after Mohamed Hony was sent off but Bafana were unable to find a way back into the tie, and were even denied a penalty of their own after what appeared to have been a handball in the box late on.

Reflecting on the game, the Bafana captain told SuperSport: "We're disappointed, the objective in this game was not to lose, we wanted to win or get a point to secure qualification but it wasn't to be.

"We feel bad because lots of decisions were made on the field.

"I think it was a soft penalty and obviously when you look at the other side towards the end we strongly feel that we should've gotten our own penalty but you know that's how football is.

"We take the lessons, we take the good things and we move, continue believing in this team."

Bafana will qualify for the last 16 with a win against Zimbabwe in their next Group B game on Monday.