Egypt vs South Africa Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | AFCON 2025

Both of these sides have started their campaign with a win here.

The Egypt national football team are now going to go head-to-head against the South Africa national football team for their second group stage game of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025. This is going to be an intense outing, which will take place at the Adrar Stadium.

The Pharaohs secured a late win against Zimbabwe in their opening game of the African competition. They looked good in the attacking front, but still will need to work hard if they want to extend their winning run. The Egypt national football team have capable players and will be keen to secure a win here.

High spirits in the camp 🤩#egyptnt pic.twitter.com/UR7EKGwgzC

— Egypt National Team (@EgyptNT_EN) December 23, 2025

The Bafana Bafana are coming in after securing a win against Angola. They put in a good amount of effort, which helped them bag three important points. Now, the upcoming fixture of the AFCON 2025 is going to be a challenging one for the South Africa national football team.

Kick-off:

• Location: Agadir, Morocco
• Stadium: Adrar Stadium
• Date: Friday, December 26
• Kick-off Time: 08:30 p.m. IST/ 03:00 p.m. GMT/ 10:00 a.m. ET/ 07:00 a.m. PT
• Referee: TBD
• VAR: In use

Form:

Egypt: D-D-L-W-W

South Africa: D-W-W-W-W

Players to Watch

Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

The 33-year-old scored the match-winning goal for the Pharaohs in their previous game against the Warriors. He is yet again going to play an important role in the attacking front for the Egyptian national football team. Mohamed Salah is going to lead the attack from the right and will be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence.

GOAAAAAAL! ⚽️ Salaaaaaaah makes it 2! 💪💪🇪🇬#egyptnt pic.twitter.com/HIxFq3PbCo

— Egypt National Team (@EgyptNT_EN) December 22, 2025

Lyle Foster (South Africa)

Lyle Foster is going to play an important role in the final third for the South Africa national football team. He is coming in after scoring the match-winner for his side in the previous AFCON outing. Foster is yet again going to lead his side up front and will be looking to come up with a top performance.

Match Facts

• South Africa have won four of their last five matches.
• Egypt have won two of their last five games.
• The Pharaohs have not secured a win against Bafana Bafana in their last six attempts.

Egypt vs South Africa: Betting Tips and Odds

• Egypt to win @21/20 BetFred
• Mo Salah to win @2/1 Paddy Power
• Goals under 3.5 @1/6 bet365

Injury and Team News

All of the selected squad members for both teams are fit and ready to be in action.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 14

Egypt won: 4

South Africa won: 8

Draws: 2

Predicted Lineups

Egypt predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

El Shenawy (GK); Hany, Ibrahim, Abdelmaguid, Hamdy; Attia, Fathy; Salah, Ashour, Trézéguet; Marmoush

South Africa predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Williams (GK); Mudau, Ngezana, Mbokazi, Modiba; Sithole, Mokoena; Nkota, Mbule, Appollis; Foster

Match Prediction

These sides are going to put up an intense battle against one another. We predict that the Egypt national football team are likely to come out on top. They should secure a win over the South Africa national football team in their upcoming AFCON clash.

Prediction: Egypt 2-1 South Africa

Telecast Details

India: FanCode

Nigeria: NTA Sports 24, SuperSport

UK: Channel 4

USA: beIN Sports

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