Bafana Bafana will face hosts Egypt in the last-16 at the African Cup of Nations after results went their way in the final group stage fixtures.
The teams in Group E and F concluded their final matches of the round and Stuart Baxter’s team was fortunate that the results went their way as Mali beat Angola 1-0. A lucky escape for the South Africans as Angola only needed a draw to go ahead of Bafana among the best third-placed teams.
.@BafanaBafana are one of the 16 too! #TotalAFCON2019 pic.twitter.com/0lasbYoaMD
— CAF (@CAF_Online) July 2, 2019
Baxter’s chargers have though scraped through as the fourth team among the best third-placed countries, with the others being Benin, Congo DR and Guinea ahead of them, and will now face a mammoth task against the hosts.
The seven time Afcon champions won all their Group A games without conceding a goal and will have home ground advantage on their side.
The fixture list you’ve all been waiting for. ?
Here’s how the tournament tree looks, with all round of 16 teams drawn.#TotalAFCON2019 pic.twitter.com/OYSqeYuPAm
— CAF (@CAF_Online) July 2, 2019
Here are all round of 16 clashes:
Morocco vs Benin
Uganda vs Senegal
Nigeria vs Cameroon
Egypt vs South Africa
Madagascar vs Congo DR
Algeria vs Guinea
Mali vs Ivory Coast
Ghana vs Tunisia
