LIVE: Egypt vs South Africa’s Bafana — Follow scores, goals, updates, & result

Bafana Bafana head to Cairo for a high-profile international friendly against Egypt on Sunday, 4 October, live from the Cairo International Stadium.

Kick-off is set for 20:00 SAST, with South Africa using the break from AFCON qualifying action to test themselves against one of the continent’s traditional heavyweights.

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How South Africa arrive

Pitso Mosimane’s side come into this one full of confidence, unbeaten through the opening two matchdays of AFCON 2027 qualifying and sitting top of Group D on six points after a 2-1 win over Guinea followed by a five-goal demolition of Eritrea.

The wider form line backs that up—three wins, a draw, and a single defeat from their last five, with nine goals scored in that span. There’s no fresh team news to report, as South Africa have a full squad available for selection.

Teboho Mokoena has been central to that qualifying form, going into this friendly as the team’s leading scorer in the campaign with three goals.

How Egypt arrive

Egypt’s own qualifying campaign has been more mixed—four points from two games, via a goalless draw with Angola and a 5-0 win over South Sudan—but they match South Africa’s attacking output, with nine goals scored across their last five matches, albeit having conceded five in the process.

The team news is where this match gets interesting for the hosts. Mohamed Salah has been rested by mutual agreement ahead of his Trabzonspor commitments, Mohamed Abdelmonem has departed the squad early by club arrangement, and Ahmed Fatouh is out with a muscle injury that’s expected to keep him sidelined into late October. With Salah absent, more of the attacking burden falls on Omar Marmoush, who already carries 11 international goals for Egypt.

Head-to-head

Egypt holds the overall advantage in this fixture—five wins to South Africa’s two, with eight further defeats across 15 meetings. But recent history in Cairo tells a different story. South Africa have won twice and drawn once in their last four visits to face Egypt at home, with the hosts managing only a single win of their own in that stretch.

Key battle

Mokoena vs Marmoush looms as the individual duel to watch — South Africa’s in-form qualifying scorer against Egypt’s attacking focal point, now shouldering even more responsibility with Salah on the bench for the night.

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International friendly
⚽️ Bafana Bafana 🇿🇦 vs 🇪🇬 Egypt
📆 Sunday, 4 October 2026
🕑 Kick Off: 20:00 SA Time
🏟 Cairo International Stadium
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