Goalflashes and major incidents (all times GMT):
1952: Full time. South Africa 0-2 Guinea
Guinea deservedly win their opening group game against South Africa but will need to work harder in their second game against Zambia.
1950: Three minutes of stoppage time are added.
1946: GOAL South Africa 0-2 Guinea
Ousmane Bangoura seals the win for the West Africans, after he hits a shot from 10 metres in the penalty area. The win puts the game beyond the reach of the South Africans.
1940: South Africa's Zuma fluffs what should have been South Africa's equaliser, opting for a bicycle kick in the penalty box instead of a simple strike, when a rebound fell to his feet.
1937: GOAL South Africa 0-1 Guinea
Sambegou Bangoura heads the ball in from close-range, connecting a right-wing cross from fellow substitute Ibrahima Bangoura. A long overdue goal for the Syli Nationale.
1933: A goalkeeping error by Diarso nearly causes Guinea to go behind, as he struggles to hold the ball from a harmless cross.
1932: Sibusiso Zuma makes run on Guinea's right flank but is tackled by Guinea's Bobo Balde
1929: Guinea's Sambegou Bangoura connects a cross from Pascal Feindouno but his close-range header goes wide.
1926: Sambegou Bangoura comes in to reinforce Guinea's attack, replacing Kaba Diawara.
1923: South Africa wins a free kick on the edge of the Guinean box. But Benni McCarthy's feeble effort hardly troubles the defensive wall.
1922: Guinea's attack reawakens, winning a corner kick. But the resultant effort does not trouble South Africa's defenders, who clear it out of the vital area.
1919: The game is becoming a rather drab affair, with both sides unable to seize the initiative and score the game's opening goal.
1914: Benedict Vilakazi gets a chance to score for South Africa when he recieves a pass on the edge of the box but his shot is blocked by a Guinean defender.
1911: A long pass from Guinea's midfield meets an onrushing Fode Mansare but he is unable to control the ball and hits it over the South African bar.
1910: South Africa's Benedict Vilakazi concedes a free kick. But Guinea's Kaba Diawara is unable to connect from close range.
1906: Guinea resumes attacking play, with South Africa's Tau conceding a corner. The kick was headed out by his defenders.
1903: Second half begins, with Guinea resuming play.
1848: Half-time. South Africa 0-0 Guinea
Bafana Bafana are lucky to be going into the interval without conceding a goal, as only poor finishing from the dominant Guineans have stopped them from going behind.
1844: Guinea's Bobo Balde is given a yellow card for his challenge on Mbulelo Mabizela.
1842: A moment of panic in the South African box gives Feinduono and Mansare with chances to score, after 'keeper Marlin is caught out of position. But the ball is eventually cleared.
1839: South Africa's Jimmy Tau is down after Guinea's Fode Mansare fouls him.
1837: Guinea's Pascal Feindouno makes a run at the porous South Africa defence but his shot at goal goes wide off the mark.
1833: South Africa win a free kick but Mabizela's effort is wasted.
1827: Guinea's Pablo Thiam gets a warning from the referee for kicking an opponent.
1826: Guinea's Mansare whips a cross into South Africa's area but 'keeper Marlin makes a safe catch with no striker in sight.
1824: Guinea dominate play so far but poor finishing has denied them an early goal.
1821: Guinea's Ismael Bangoura makes a long range shot at South Africa's goal but it goes wide.
1819: South Africa 'keeper Calvin Marlin makes a save off a cross from Guinea's right flank.
1817: Patrice Neveu, Guinea's French coach, is passing on instructions to his players.
1816: South Africa win a free kick taken by striker Benni McCarthy but it hits the firm Guinean wall.
1814: Guinea's Pablo Thiam unexpectedly latches onto a pass floated into South Africa's penalty area but is unable to control the ball.
1812:South Africa's Sibusiso Zuma, sandwiched between two Guinean defenders, hits a tame shot at goal that gives 'keeper Diarso few problems.
1807: Guinea's Mansare attempts a half-volley outside South Africa's penalty area but fails to connect.
1804: Guinea win a corner kick taken by Fode Mansare but South Africa's defenders clear the ball out of harm's way.
1802: Camara takes throw-in for Guinea but South Africa regain possession.
1800: Match begins with South Africa taking the kick off.