Egypt will host South Africa in a friendly at Cairo International Stadium on Sunday, 4 October 2026, with both teams arriving after convincing recent results.
The match will begin at 18:00 GMT in Cairo. It will be broadcast by beIN SPORTS and Super Sport.
The fixture brings together two national teams who have regularly met in African football. Their previous 15 meetings have produced a narrow advantage for South Africa, who have won eight times compared with five victories for Egypt. The other two matches ended in draws.
Egypt won the most recent competitive meeting, beating South Africa 1-0 at CAN 2025.
Recent form
The Pharaohs go into the game with renewed confidence after an emphatic 5-0 victory over South Sudan. However, their results across their past five matches have been mixed, with two wins, two draws and one defeat.
South Africa are also in positive form. The Bafana Bafana opened their CAN 2027 qualifying campaign with victories over Guinea and Eritrea, winning 2-1 and 5-0 respectively.
Those results give South Africa a strong platform ahead of their trip to Cairo, while Egypt will look to build on their latest success and make home advantage count.
Prediction and match odds
Egypt are considered slight favourites because of their home advantage and the momentum gained from their win over South Sudan. South Africa’s recent performances, however, suggest the contest could be closely fought.
An Egypt victory is viewed as possible, although there is no guarantee. Africafoot’s prediction is a 2-1 win for Egypt.
1xBet’s listed odds are 1.72 for an Egypt victory, 3.50 for a draw and 6.47 for a South Africa win.
