International Friendly · Sunday 4 October 2026 · Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
EgyptEgypt 0–1 South Africa (4 Oct 2026): Result & Goals
Goals
- 51'
Puso DithejaneSouth Africa
Pre-match prediction
67%22%11%
Egypt winDrawSouth Africa win
Based on Elo ratings (Egypt 1794, South Africa 1658) and the outcomes of 6,402 past internationals with a similar rating gap. Statistics, not betting advice. Try the predictor →
Match facts
- This is meeting number 14 between Egypt and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 5 wins, South Africa 7, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 1–0 South Africa on 26 December 2025 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Egypt won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- South Africa won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1794, South Africa 1658 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 5–0 vs South Sudan29 Sep 2026 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–0 vs Angola25 Sep 2026 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–3 vs Argentina7 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- 1–1 vs Australia3 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- 1–1 vs Iran26 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 5–0 vs Eritrea30 Sep 2026 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–1 vs Guinea26 Sep 2026 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Canada28 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- 1–0 vs South Korea24 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- 1–1 vs Czech Republic18 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Egypt1–0South Africa26 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 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