Bafana Bafana’s record against Egypt keeps getting better. Puso Dithejane’s 51st-minute strike on Sunday means South Africa have now lost just one of their last eight meetings with the Pharaohs, a run dating back to 2011 that reads five wins, two draws and one defeat.
They have outscored Egypt 8-3 across those eight games, and the Egyptians failed to score in five of them. Four of South Africa’s five wins have been by a 1-0 scoreline. The March 2011 AFCON qualifier at Ellis Park, the 2016 Nelson Mandela Challenge, the 2019 AFCON last 16 in Cairo, and now Sunday’s friendly. The other win was a 3-1 victory in a CHAN qualifier in March 2025.
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Egypt’s only victory in that spell came at the 2025 AFCON in December, when a Mohamed Salah penalty settled a 1-0 result. It ended a six-match unbeaten run for Bafana against them and was Egypt’s first win over South Africa since a 2006 friendly.
It also matters to Pitso Mosimane, who earned his second win over Egypt as Bafana coach, after that 1-0 qualifier success in March 2011. He did it with nine changes to his side, against seven-time AFCON champions who arrived fresh off a 5-0 win over South Sudan.
With three wins from three in his first camp, Mosimane has Bafana in good shape heading into the November qualifiers against Kenya.
1 – Bafana Bafana have lost only one of their last eight games v Egypt (P8 W5 D2 L1 since 2011). Joy. https://t.co/MVavtrHDaX
— OptaJabu (@OptaJabu) October 4, 2026
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