Hugo Broos says South Africa excited to face Egypt

South Africa coach Hugo Broos has talked ahead of their matchday two fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against Egypt on Thursday.

Both sides arrive with momentum, having secured victories in their opening Group B matches, and a second win would place either firmly on the path toward the knockout rounds. South Africa make the journey from Marrakech to the Grand Stade d’Agadir, while Egypt enjoy the familiarity and comfort of playing a second successive match at a venue they know well.

“We are excited to play Egypt and we know what kind of a team they are. They are seven time champions of this competition and that means something,” said Broos.

“They have some amazing players as well like Salah (Mohammed), Marmoush (Omar) and more and that makes them interesting. But, we are approaching the game with confidence knowing we are a good team as well. We have our qualities and we will try to show them as well.”

South Africa forward Lyle Foster, said: “The morale within the team is really high because we come into this game with victory from our first match. This will be a very important game because we are noth on three points and a win will be one foot into the next round.

“Everyone in the team is focused and prepared for a good result. I know sometimes it is only human for complacency to slip in when you have good results going but we have our own self drive and standards that we have to strive to maintain.”

South Africa are undefeated in their last six games against Egypt, winning four of these and drawing two. Egypt’s last win over South Africa was a 1-0 win in a friendly game on the 15th November 2006 in Griffin Park in London.