Africa Cup of Nations · Friday 26 December 2025 · Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco
South AfricaEgypt 1–0 South Africa (26 Dec 2025): Result & Goals
Goals
- 45'
Mohamed Salah penEgypt
Pre-match prediction
44%31%25%
Egypt winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 13 between Egypt and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 4 wins, South Africa 7, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 0–1 South Africa on 6 July 2019 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Egypt won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- South Africa won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1675, South Africa 1650 — an evenly matched game.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Zimbabwe22 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–3 vs Jordan9 Dec 2025 · Arab Cup
- 1–1 vs United Arab Emirates6 Dec 2025 · Arab Cup
- 1–1 vs Kuwait2 Dec 2025 · Arab Cup
- 1–1 vs Cape Verde17 Nov 2025 · Al Ain International Cup
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Angola22 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–1 vs Zambia15 Nov 2025 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Rwanda14 Oct 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Zimbabwe10 Oct 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Nigeria9 Sep 2025 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Egypt0–1South Africa6 Jul 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations
- South Africa1–0Egypt6 Sep 2016 · International Friendly
- Egypt0–0South Africa5 Jun 2011 · AFCON Qualification
- South Africa1–0Egypt26 Mar 2011 · AFCON Qualification
- Egypt1–0South Africa15 Nov 2006 · International Friendly
- Egypt1–2South Africa14 Jan 2006 · International Friendly