But the Jamaican side has confirmed the game finished 1-1, with Oswin Appollis netting in the first half for South Africa and a late equaliser from the Caribbean nation, despite the fact many score apps have it as a 1-0 win for South Africa.
SAFA officials are unreachable for clarification on the score, or even whether the game was an official full international or a training match.
We do get a clue on this in that the game is not listed as a fixture by FIFA, making it likely it does not hold official status and therefore does not count towards world ranking points.
The idea of playing the game behind closed doors allegedly came from coach Hugo Broos as he does not want to give Group A opponents Mexico any tactical or personnel knowledge ahead of the World Cup opener on Thursday.
How did the team play? What did the shape look like? Who started? Were there any injuries? Did injured left-back Aubrey Modiba get any minutes? These are all questions to which we have no answers at the moment.
The match was played at the Hidalgo Stadium in Pachuca, Mexico, so it is likely the hosts would have got someone into the venue in some capacity to do analysis work on Bafana, rendering the secrecy all a little pointless in any event.
There has been criticism from local journalists in Mexico of Bafana being a closed shop, doing no media, bar a FIFA-mandated open training session, away from the watching world.
Their argument is that, after 16 years, Bafana are finally back on the global stage and this is a chance to showcase themselves. There is some merit in that, though Broos may argue with some justification that they will do that during the tournament.
Should the result be 1-1, it would extend Bafana’s winless run heading into the World Cup to five games (D3 L2) since they beat Zimbabwe at the Africa Cup of Nations.
That poor form is in contrast to their Group A rivals Mexico, Czech Republic and South Korea, who have been racking up handsome wins in the last week.
They are not exactly making friends with the clandestine preparations, but it is typical Broos. The Belgian has never tried to please people in his role. He does what he thinks is best for the team and, to be fair, it is his reputation on the line and his prerogative to do so.