South Africa fell to Egypt at AFCON 2025, ending a six-month unbeaten run and leaving qualification for the knockout stage hanging in the balance.

Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan has expressed confidence ahead of Friday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) clash against South Africa.

In a drama-filled encounter, the Pharaohs managed a slim victory over South Africa, courtesy of a controversial penalty scored by the Egyptian star. Bafana Bafana had their appeals for a penalty denied later in the game,

The Africa Cup of Nations paused for Christmas on Thursday, but it is a brief 24-hour break with two more rounds of group competition to be crammed into the next week.

The African continent is currently gripped by football fever as the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, officially kicked off this past weekend.

Catch the play-by-play updates for the first match of Group B between ZAF and ANG at the Marrakech Stadium in Morocco on Monday,