AFCON 2025: South Africa and Egypt to face off in Group B tie

Sports Update: AFCON 2025 Group B Matches

Egypt and South Africa commenced their Group B matches in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 with victories. Egypt defeated Zimbabwe 2–1, while South Africa secured a 2–1 win against Angola.

The two teams are set to face each other at the Grande Stade d’Agadir on Thu, Dec 26, 2025. The match is scheduled to kick off at 16h00 local time (15h00 GMT). This encounter will mark their fourth meeting at AFCON finals, with previous matches held in 1996, 1998, and 2019.

Egypt holds two victories from their past AFCON meetings, while South Africa has one win. Their last AFCON match in 2019 resulted in a 1-0 victory for South Africa, with Thembinkosi Lorch scoring in the 85th minute to eliminate host nation Egypt in the Round of 16.

Egypt's coach, Hossam Hassan, was part of the team that defeated South Africa in the 1998 final with a 2-0 scoreline in Burkina Faso. South Africa's coach, Hugo Broos, previously led Cameroon to the AFCON title in 2017, defeating Egypt 2-1 in the final in Libreville.

Based on reporting by Africanews.