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Egypt and South Africa set for friendly as 13-match rivalry record emerges
October 2, 2026 at 05:56 PM
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Egypt will host South Africa in a friendly on Sunday at Cairo International Stadium, with South Africa leading the historical head-to-head.
- Egypt will host South Africa in a friendly at Cairo International Stadium on Sunday at 9pm Cairo time, broadcast on ON Sport.
- The teams have met 13 times since 1995, with South Africa winning 7, Egypt 5, and one draw.
- Their last meeting, in December 2025's AFCON group stage in Morocco, ended 1–0 to Egypt via a Mohamed Salah penalty.
- Egypt earlier in the current international window drew 0–0 with Angola and beat South Sudan 5–0 in AFCON 2027 qualifiers.





