AFCON Starting XI: Egypt v Bafana

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Bafana Bafana take on seven-time African champions Egypt in their second group B clash at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Teams: Egypt v South Africa

Date: 26 December 2025

Venue: Stade Adrar

Hugo Broos’ men started their campaign with a 2-1 victory over Angola thanks to goals from Oswin Appollis and Lyle Foster on Monday night.

As a result, South Africa won their opening Africa Cup of Nations game for the first time since in 21 years.

Bafana will come up against an Egypt side, who needed second-half goals from Omar Marmoush and Mohamed Salah to secure a come-from-behind win over Zimbabwe.

These two nations last met in the 2019 round of 16 clash in Egypt, where a solitary goal from Thembinkosi Lorch guided Bafana to a 1-0 win over the Pharaohs.

Surprisingly, South Africa are unbeaten in their last six matches against Egypt, according to CAF, with the Pharaohs’ last win coming in 2006 during a clash played in London.

Here’s how they line up:

Egypt: El Shenawy; Hany, Ibrahim, Rabia, Hamdy; Attia, Fathy; Zizo, Marmoush, Trezeguet; Salah

South Africa: Williams, Mbokazi, Ngezana, Mudau Modiba, Mbatha, Mokoena, Sithole, Appollis, Moremi, Foster

Subs: Chaine, Goss, Smith, Ndamane, Mokwana, Aubaas, Mbule, Kabini, Campbell, Matuludi, Sibisi, Mofokeng, Makgopa

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