Given the chaotic preparation, Bafana Bafana managed a convincing first-leg victory to earn a three-goal advantage in the tie of this African Nations Championship first round qualifier. All Bafana's goals came in the first half, from Thamsanqa Gabuza and a brace by Siphelele Ntshangase. Mauritius finished with 10 men after David L'Enclume brought down Wandile Letlabika in the 81st minute. The second leg is in two weeks.Shakes Mashaba's squad had been hit by withdrawals from Premier Soccer League (PSL) clubs after the coach went back on an agreement to field fringe players. He tried instead to retain local players that did duty in last week's matches against Gambia and Angola, an unpopular decision with PSL clubs, who felt players were being denied an off-season.story_article_left1Withdrawals meant Mashaba was left with 11 players, and only had one training session on Friday night, still with an incomplete squad. Out of a depressing club versus country row, though, came a performance from the South Africans that had some promise.Mauritius, in all honesty, were fairly woeful. But Bafana, made up of a hotchpotch of current and future talent, showed class and scored three good goals.They could have won by more, hitting the woodwork twice. The promising Black Leopards forward Ntshangase could have had a hat-trick, near the end having a shot cleared off the line and heading onto the crossbar.Bafana opened the scoring when, from a corner, Marc van Heerden found Gabuza to head in at the far post.Two minutes later Bafana scored a beauty. Gabuza's backheel flick found Mandla Masango, whose through-pass put Ntshangase free on goal, the Leopards striker scoring through Jean-Louis's legs.After Masango struck the upright, the third came a minute before the break. Gabuza lined up Ntshangase, who slammed in his second...