Bafana Bafana drew 1-1 with Congo-Brazzaville in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Tuesday evening.
Bafana welcomed in Iqraam Rayners to replace Lyle Foster, who picked up an injury in Friday's big win, as the only change for Hugo Broos.
Themba Zwane received a golden chance to make the breakthrough off a delivery in the heart of the area earlier on, but goalkeeper Trey Ethan Vimalin produced a stupendous save.
Esperance winger Elias Mokwana looked to go one better near the half-hour mark following a dummy by Khuliso Mudau, but he steered inches beyond the bottom-corner.
Mokwana made up for his earlier miss ten minutes to halftime when he latched onto a long pass from Aubrey Modiba and stumbled through to the area to slot past a diving Vimalin.
Bafana were forced to make a substitution five minutes before the interval after Zwane went down and was replaced by Patrick Maswanganyi.
Les Diables enjoyed a strong spell thereafter and levelled on the stroke of halftime when a through pass beyond the defence saw Mons Bassouamina take aim to slot in the net, just minutes after he had a goal disallowed.
The Congolese were buoyant after the break and were close to going ahead after a powerful header from Prestige Mboungou clattered the top of the woodwork.
More pressure from the host was presented a little later in which a succession of shots from all angles flew in towards goal, but nothing troubled Bafana shot-stopper Ronwen Williams.
Silvere Ganvoula very nearly shattered the visitors through a first-time effort from a tight angle after holding off Rushwin Dortley, but he dragged his effort wide.
With few clear-cut openings in the closing stages, the spoils were shared and as a result, Bafana will have to wait for the final two matches to secure qualification.
Confirmed line-ups:
South Africa: Williams, Mudau, Kekana, Dortley, Modiba, Mokoena, Aubaas, Mokwana, Appollis, Rayners, Zwane
Subs: Goss, Chaine, Mobbie, Basadien, Le Roux, Mofokeng, Maswanganyi, Kwayiba, Sibisi, Sesane, Morena