AFCON 2025: Bafana Bafana Get Tough Opponents, to Face Salah’s Egypt in Group B
- South Africa have learnt their group for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after the draw was held in Rabat on Monday evening
- Bafana Bafana were placed in Group B alongside Mohamed Salah's Egypt and other tough opponents in the early stage of the competition
- Hugo Broos' side finished third-place in the last tournament held in Ivory Coast, and will want a better finish in this edition
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations groups have been decided after the draw took place in Rabat, Morocco, on Monday, January 27, 2025.
South Africa were placed in Pot 2 since they were ranked outside the top five countries in Africa before the draw.
Bafana Bafana finished third in the last edition held in Ivory Coast and will be looking to have a better tournament in the 2025 edition in Morocco.
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South Africa handed tough teams in AFCON 2025 draw
Bafana Bafana were handed tough opponents as they will come up against Mohamed Salah's Egypt and other top teams in Group B.
The third-placed team in the last edition will battle Inacio Miguel's Angola side and Khama Billiat's Zimbabwe team.
The main focus at the early stages of the competition is to qualify from the group stage, and last year Bafana Bafana started the tournament with a 2-0 loss against the Eagles of Mali, before earning good points against Namibia and Tunisia.
Bafana Bafana fixtures for AFCON 2025
Hugo Broos' side's first match will be against Angola at the Marrakesh Stadium on December 22, before locking horns with the Pharaohs of Egypt in their second group game.
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Bafana Bafana will end the group phase with a match against Zimbabwe and would hope to secure one of the two or three tickets to the Round of 16.
Qualification for the knockout stage
According to iDiskiTimes, out of the 24 teams that will start the tournament in Morocco in December, only 16 will qualify for the next round.
The countries that finished top two in each group will advance to the knockout stage, alongside the four best third-placed teams.
Ivory Coast finished as one of the four best third-placed teams in the competition in the last edition and ended up winning the tournament.
AFCON 2025 Full draw
Group A: Morocco, Mali, Zambia, Comoros.
Group B: Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe.
Group C: Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania.
Group D: Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, Botswana.
Group E: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan.
Group F: Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique.
This year's AFCON competition is scheduled to start on December 21, with the host Morocco facing Comoros in the opening game. The final will take place on January 18, 2026.
Bafana Bafana legend lands new coaching job
Briefly News also reported that Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy is said to have landed a new coaching job months after leaving Manchester United.
The South African tactician has been without a managerial role since being shown the exit doors by the Red Devils since last summer.
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