South Africa national football team Bafana Bafana suffered a toothless draw against Nicaragua at Orlando Stadium on Friday in their last home friendly before the FIFA World Cup. The team fell well short of the standard they will need in order to get out of Group A. The first half produced two gilt-edged chances for Hugo Broos' side. One saw a passage of play started by an exquisite Themba Zwane backheel outside the box end with the Mamelodi Sundowns attacking midfielder failing to connect with Kamogelo Sebelebele's cross from the right. Sebelebele - deployed on the right wing rather than at right-back, where Thabang Matuludi started - won a penalty on the stroke of half-time, but Lyle Foster hit the post. Other than those two chances, and a few moments of dazzling trickery - including another Zwane backheel pass - Bafana Bafana fans had almost nothing to cheer about. The stadium began to fill out in the second half, with latecomers likely unable to make kick-off at 6pm on a Friday. It appeared to give the team a boost, as did the introduction of Oswin Appollis on the left wing. Appollis was at the heart of a flurry of chances created early after the break. His stinging 49th-minute shot forced an uncomfortable scooped parry from Erick Pineda Castrillo, but the Orlando Pirates winger still lacked support from his lethargic teammates. Thapelo Maseko forced a save from a powerful shot of his own in the 62nd minute. As the clock ticked into the final minutes, a pinpoint Relebohile Mofokeng free-kick delivery led to Pineda Castrillo having to make an astute double-save. Jayden Adams subsequently had a near miss. The crowd did its part in the last few minutes, but even the fans are not above critique. Despite the late arrival of many spectators, the stadium which had been packed 13 days prior for Orlando Pirates' 0-0 draw with Durban City now had plenty of empty seats. Bafana Bafana played in front of a full house at their previous friendly in Cape Town on March 31 against Panama. Johannesburg is admittedly a better option for a training camp due to altitude and a large proportion of the national team players being based there. Football fans in Johannesburg are admittedly spoiled for choice.