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Bafana's Broos unfazed by quick AFCON turnaround ahead of must-win Zimbabwe clash

Bafana Bafana must avoid defeat against Zimbabwe to advance in AFCON 2025 after winning one and losing one in the group stage, coach Hugo Broos said.

  • On Monday, December 29, 2025, Zimbabwe face South Africa at Marrakesh Stadium in a 4pm GMT kick-off, with live coverage confirmed on SABC 2 for Bafana Bafana's final AFCON 2025 Group B match.
  • After beating Angola 2-1 and losing 1-0 to Egypt, Bafana Bafana must get a positive result to progress, with a win securing qualification as runners-up to Egypt.
  • In team selection, injury and potential recalls shape both sides' plans as Teenage Hadebe is absent for Zimbabwe, Brendan Galloway starts, and Hugo Broos may recall Mohau Nkotaba and Sipho Mbule.
  • A win hands South Africa certainty and momentum into the last 16, a draw could be enough depending on other results, and Zimbabwe can make history if they beat South Africa and Egypt lose to Angola.
  • After a brief trip to Agadir, Bafana Bafana returned to Marrakech, and South Africa head coach Hugo Broos urged the team to forget Egypt and be ready to beat Zimbabwe on Monday.
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The Bafana Bafana, third in the last CAN in Côte d'Ivoire, are among the nations that can compete with Morocco, a great favourite for the final victory. On the other hand, Zimbabwe never surpassed the first round of a CAN. The game is to be followed live from 4pm (TU) on RFI.

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South Africa is opposed to Zimbabwe this Monday, December 29 and needs a win to secure its qualifying in the eighth finals of the CAN. Lyle Foster's teammates, who have experienced a defeat tainted by an arbitral controversy against Egypt (1-0) and have successfully won against Angola (2-1), will try to move on to the next round and remake the same epic as in CAN 2023 where they had gone to the semifinals.For his part, Zimbabwe is looking for th…

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IOL broke the news in South Africa on Saturday, December 27, 2025.
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