Egypt vs South Africa Lineups AFCON 2025

Egypt Lineup vs South Africa CONFIRMED; Salah & Marmoush Set To Lead the Pharaohs Against Bafana Bafana

Swastik Debnath

Published - Dec 26, 2025, 02:20 PM

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Egypt and South Africa meet in Agadir in a crucial AFCON Group B clash, with both sides coming off opening-match victories and the group lead at stake.
Mohamed Salah remains the key figure after his match-winning goal against Zimbabwe, while Ahmed Fatouh could replace the injured Mohamed Hamdi at left-back; Trezeguet is expected to keep his place despite a quiet start.
Bafana Bafana are likely to name an unchanged lineup after beating Angola, with Lyle Foster in form and Teboho Mokoena posing a long-range threat as attention turns to the Egypt lineup vs South Africa.

Egypt and South Africa will square off in Agadir on Friday, likely to decide the winner of Group B, following their tournament-opening victories at the Africa Cup of Nations. Lyle Foster scored the game-winning goal for Bafana Bafana against Angola, and Mohamed Salah scored the game-winning goal against Zimbabwe National Football Team to tie the two teams in the group ahead of the section's second round of games.

The wide attacker is anticipated to remain in Hassan's starting lineup despite Trezeguet, Egypt's standout player in AFCON qualifying, struggling to pull up trees on Monday. But the player to keep an eye on is Salah, who overcame his problems at Liverpool to put on a game-winning display after Manchester City star Omar Marmoush brought the Pharaohs level.

Ahmed Fatouh could replace left-back Mohamed Hamdi in the starting lineup for this weekend after Hamdi left the game against Zimbabwe due to a suspected injury. In their victory over Angola, the South Africa National Football Team did not appear to have any injury problems, and the 1996 African champions were able to name an unaltered squad.

Foster hopes to put on another strong performance for the national team after scoring and assisting against Angola, which ended a two-month streak without a goal contribution for club or country. With his powerful long-range goals, Teboho Mokoena will definitely pose a threat from a distance at Stade Adrar. Let's see who are included and excluded from the Egypt lineup vs South Africa.