Overview
- Kick-off is at 17:00 South Africa time (15:00 GMT) at Stade Adrar in Agadir.
- Both sides opened with 2-1 wins, as Egypt edged Zimbabwe with a stoppage-time Mohamed Salah strike after an Omar Marmoush equaliser and South Africa beat Angola thanks to Lyle Foster’s late winner.
- A win for either team guarantees progression from Group B under the tournament’s qualification rules.
- South Africa coach Hugo Broos said his side will not single out Salah or Marmoush, emphasising a team-focused plan, and he dismissed the bus trip from Marrakesh to Agadir as an excuse.
- This is their fourth AFCON finals meeting after 1996 and 1998 wins for Egypt and South Africa’s 1-0 upset in Cairo in 2019.