Amakhosi goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune kept his fourth clean sheet of the 2012 CAF African Nations Cup Qualifying campaign as Bafana Bafana held out for a goalless draw against defending African champions Egypt in Cairo.

In a game that the Egyptians needed to win to remain in contention to qualify for the next Africa Cup of Nations tournament next year, Khune was the difference coming up with a number of telling saves.

Likewise the contributions of Khune’s Amakhosi teammates Siphiwe Tshbalala who captained South Africa in the absence of the injured Steven Pienaar and Reneilwe Letsholonyane were just as sturdy.

Shabba picked up a yellow card early in the first half for a handball, after that he began to show assert his play on the game, he swung a 28th minute corner to the far post which Siyabonga Sangweni headed down wards but Egyptian keeper Essam El Hadry managed to make a save at his near post.

Just past the half hour mark when he tested Egyptian keeper Essam El Hadry with a powerful left foot drive some 20 yards from goal, the hosts keeper pushed the ball over the post.

In the 36th minute Katlego Mphela was set free on goal in a one on one situation the Egyptian keeper came off his line made his body big and blocked the strikers attempt at goal.

The telling moment of the game came on the stroke of half time as Itumeleng Khune made a difficult save diving to his left to push away a close range toe poke from Ahmed El Muhammadi, to deny the Sunderland defender with a magnificent save as kept South Africa in the game.

Khune was at it again in the second half saving early on from Hosni Abd Rabou while, Tshabalala had a free kick saved on 53 minutes as he attempted to beat El Hadry at his near post from the dead ball.

Tshabalala was substituted and he was replaced in the final minute of the game by former Chiefs defender Bevan Fransman, the captaincy duties were handed over to Itumeleng Khune.

Somehow the Tunisian referee managed to add seven minutes to the game, four minutes into referees optional time Reneilwe Letsholonyane was able to steal the ball off an Egyptian player and fed it through to substitute Tlou Segolela who stole a march on goal.

With just El Hadry to beat like Mphela earlier in the game Segolela could not guide the ball past the Egyptian keeper as the ball hit him in the face and danger was averted.

The point gained in Cairo puts Bafana Bafana two points clear at the top of Group G after Niger lost to Sierra Leone on Saturday, South Africa’s next games is away to Niger in September.

South Africa and Uganda are still the only teams not to have conceded a goal in their qualifying games, Khune has now gone 360 minutes in 2012 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying games without conceding a goal. A win against Niger will secure Bafana Bafana’s qualification for the tournament to be co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.