Egypt vs South Africa Preview

Egypt face South Africa in an African Cup of Nations clash at Le Grand Stade Agadir on Friday afternoon, with kick-off scheduled for 15:00 GMT. The Pharaohs enter this fixture in strong form, winning their most recent outing 2-1 at home to Nigeria in an international friendly on December 16th. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 at home with Cape Verde in another friendly before suffering a 2-0 home defeat to Uzbekistan. Earlier in this sequence, they won 1-0 at home against Guinea-Bissau in World Cup qualifying and secured a 3-0 away victory at Djibouti in the same competition.

South Africa arrive at this encounter also coming off a victory, beating Zambia 3-1 at home in an international friendly on November 15th. Before that, they won 3-0 at home to Rwanda in World Cup qualifying and drew 0-0 away to Zimbabwe in the same competition. Earlier in this run, they drew 1-1 at home with Nigeria in World Cup qualifying and won 3-0 away to Lesotho in the same competition.

The head-to-head record favours South Africa, who have won three of the last five meetings with one draw and one Egypt victory. Most recently, South Africa claimed a commanding 3-1 away win in Egypt in March 2025, while the sides also drew 1-1 at home in South Africa earlier that month.

Fans across the globe can tune in to watch this African Cup of Nations encounter. In the UK and Ireland, the match will be broadcast live on Channel 4. US viewers can catch the action on beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT and Fanatiz USA. French audiences can watch on beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT and FreemyCANAL, while German fans can stream via DAZN Germany and Sportdigital FUSSBALL. Egyptian supporters can watch on beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 2 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia and ON Time Sports. South African viewers can access the match through MáXimo 360, SuperSport PSL, DStv App, Supersport Grandstand and SABC Plus. Coverage across Africa is also available through SuperSport Football Plus ROA, DStv Now and AfroSport TV in numerous territories, while Nigerian fans can tune in via SuperSport Football Plus Nigeria, DStv Now, AfroSport TV and Canal+ CAN.

Egypt Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Egypt	2-1	Nigeria	International Friendly	Dec 16, 2025
W	Egypt	1-1	Cape Verde	International Friendly	Nov 17, 2025
L	Egypt	0-2	Uzbekistan	International Friendly	Nov 14, 2025
W	Egypt	1-0	Guinea-Bissau	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Oct 12, 2025
W	Djibouti	0-3	Egypt	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Oct 8, 2025

South Africa Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	South Africa	3-1	Zambia	International Friendly	Nov 15, 2025
W	South Africa	3-0	Rwanda	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Oct 14, 2025
D	Zimbabwe	0-0	South Africa	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Oct 10, 2025
D	South Africa	1-1	Nigeria	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Sep 9, 2025
W	Lesotho	0-3	South Africa	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Sep 5, 2025

Head-to-Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Egypt	1-3	South Africa	African Nations Championship	Mar 9, 2025
South Africa	1-1	Egypt	African Nations Championship	Mar 2, 2025
Egypt	0-1	South Africa	Africa Cup of Nations	Jul 6, 2019
South Africa	1-0	Egypt	International Friendly	Sep 6, 2016
Egypt	1-0	South Africa	International Friendly	Nov 15, 2006

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
UK	Channel 4
USA	beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Fanatiz USA
France	beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, FreemyCANAL
Germany	DAZN Germany, Sportdigital FUSSBALL
Egypt	beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 2 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia, ON Time Sports
South Africa	MáXimo 360, SuperSport PSL, DStv App, Supersport Grandstand, SABC Plus
Nigeria	SuperSport Football Plus Nigeria, DStv Now, AfroSport TV, Canal+ CAN
Morocco	beIN Sports MAX 1 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 2 Arabia, beIN Sports MAX 3 Arabia
Spain	Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones
Portugal	Sport TV1, Sport TV Multiscreen