Match: CAF Africa Cup of Nations
Fixture: Egypt vs South Africa
Local Kick-off Time: 3:00pm, Friday 26th December 2025
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Opening Odds
| Category | Item | Corresponding Odds |
|---|---|---|
1X2 | 1 | 1.90 |
| X | 3.30 | |
| 2 | 4.20 | |
Asian Handicap | -0.5 | 1.90 |
| +0.5 | 1.90 | |
Scored | Goals (2) - Over | 1.88 |
| Goals (2) - Under | 1.93 | |
Corners | Corners (8.5) - Over | 1.83 |
| Corners (8.5) - Under | 1.83 |
Prediction: Draw or South Africa wins
Egypt might be the most decorated nation in the Africa Cup of Nations. However, Zimbabwe proved they are not untouchable in their opening match by scoring a goal. The Pharaohs were caught napping in defense, and the same can be expected in this group's highly anticipated clash.
South Africa might be the underdogs, but this is a side that has won their last two meetings against North African giants Morocco and Egypt. Their clinical finishing could be a game-changer, having scored in each of their last four matches. Our Egypt vs South Africa prediction: draw or Zimbabwe wins.
Comprehensive Prediction Analysis:
Egypt
| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/12/23 | CAF Africa Cup of Nations | Egypt | 2-1 (HT 0-1 FT 2-1) | Zimbabwe |
| 2025/12/17 | International Friendly | Egypt | 2-1 (HT 1-1 FT 2-1) | Nigeria |
| 2025/12/09 | FIFA Arab Cup | Egypt | 0-3 (HT 0-2 FT 0-3) | Jordan |
| 2025/12/07 | FIFA Arab Cup | United Arab Emirates | 1-1 (HT 0-0 FT 1-1) | Egypt |
| 2025/12/02 | FIFA Arab Cup | Egypt | 1-1 (HT 0-0 FT 1-1) | Kuwait |
| 2025/11/18 | International Friendly | Egypt | 1-1 (Penalty kick 2-0 HT 0-1 FT 1-1) | Cape Verde |
| 2025/11/15 | International Friendly | Uzbekistan | 2-0 (HT 2-0 FT 2-0) | Egypt |
| 2025/10/13 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Egypt | 1-0 (HT 1-0 FT 1-0) | Guinea Bissau |
| 2025/10/09 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Djibouti | 0-3 (HT 0-2 FT 0-3) | Egypt |
| 2025/09/10 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Burkina Faso | 0-0 (HT 0-0 FT 0-0) | Egypt |
Egypt had a difficult time against Zimbabwe in their opening AFCON 2025 match. Despite boasting the meanest offense in the competition in Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush, they were wasteful in the final third.
They registered a whopping 32 shots, with 11 shots being on target. In the end, they could only manage a narrow 2-1 victory with Mohamed Salah scoring the winner in the dying embers of the game.
The Pharaohs will aim to be more clinical this time around as they face a South Africa side whom they hold a slight advantage over, with two wins in the three AFCON meetings (L1).
South Africa
| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/12/23 | CAF Africa Cup of Nations | South Africa | 2-1 (HT 1-1 FT 2-1) | Angola |
| 2025/12/16 | International Friendly | South Africa | 1-0 (HT 0-0 FT 1-0) | Ghana |
| 2025/11/15 | International Friendly | South Africa | 3-1 (HT 1-0 FT 3-1) | Zambia |
| 2025/10/15 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | South Africa | 3-0 (HT 2-0 FT 3-0) | Rwanda |
| 2025/10/11 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Zimbabwe | 0-0 (HT 0-0 FT 0-0) | South Africa |
| 2025/09/10 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | South Africa | 1-1 (HT 1-1 FT 1-1) | Nigeria |
| 2025/09/06 | FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) | Lesotho | 0-3 (HT 0-1 FT 0-3) | South Africa |
| 2025/08/19 | CAF African Nations Championship | South Africa | 3-3 (HT 0-1 FT 3-3) | Uganda |
| 2025/08/16 | CAF African Nations Championship | Niger | 0-0 (HT 0-0 FT 0-0) | South Africa |
| 2025/08/11 | CAF African Nations Championship | South Africa | 2-1 (HT 1-1 FT 2-1) | Guinea |
South Africa also began their AFCON 2025 campaign with a 2-1 win over Angola. After having a shaky performance, Lyle Foster scored a winner for his nation in the 79th minute.
It's worth noting that this marked Bafana Bafana's first win in an opening game. The last time they achieved this feat was in 2004, when they beat Benin 2-0.
Hugo Broos' charges will be hoping to record their second straight win in Group B. That shouldn't be too big a task to accomplish, considering they've avoided defeat in their last six meetings against Egypt (W4, D2). This highlights the psychological edge they have over this opponent.
Final Prediction:
Asian Handicap: South Africa +0.5
European Handicap: draw or South Africa wins
Predicted Scores: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2
Predicted Total Goals: 1, 2, 3
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