Africa Cup of Nations · Sunday 8 February 1998 · Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
South Africa
AngolaSouth Africa 0–0 Angola (8 Feb 1998): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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South Africa winDrawAngola win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between South Africa and Angola.
- Head-to-head before this game: South Africa 1 wins, Angola 0, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: South Africa 1–0 Angola on 20 January 1996 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- South Africa won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Angola won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: South Africa 1642, Angola 1569 — South Africa were favourites.
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 2–3 vs Namibia24 Jan 1998 · COSAFA Cup Qualification
- 3–4 vs Uruguay17 Dec 1997 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 0–1 vs United Arab Emirates15 Dec 1997 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 2–2 vs Czech Republic13 Dec 1997 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 1–2 vs Brazil7 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
Angola: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Cameroon28 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Morocco14 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Togo17 Aug 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Zimbabwe27 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Ghana22 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- South Africa1–0Angola20 Jan 1996 · Africa Cup of Nations