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Namibia were minutes away from getting a point against Morocco, as they conceded an 89th-minute own goal to slip up in their opener. They head into this clash with mixed form of late, while they’ve been given an incredibly hard group that has left them as rank outsiders in this tournament. This is their first appearance since 2008 at this tournament, but will it be over after just a few games in Egypt?
South Africa are coming off some decent defensive form, which has seen them concede just once in their last three games. They do have a more experienced squad than Namibia, while they can call upon players who have moved around the world to develop their careers. After an unbeaten qualifying campaign, South Africa should be ready to pull off a win at this tournament, especially after claiming impressive victories at Nigeria and Libya.
Two sides who are fighting for third meet this week, as South Africa and Namibia face off looking for three points. While they’re in a top-heavy group with Morocco and the Ivory Coast, one of these two could sneak through in fourth with a win here. They are aiming to follow up on narrow defeats in their opening clash by coming away with a win in this one, but can either of these two push their case to make the second round in this encounter in Cairo on Friday?
South Africa were narrowly edged out by Ivory Coast in their clash, but they restricted one of the competition’s strongest attacking line-ups to just three shots on target. That wasn’t a bad way to start, while Stuart Baxter will be aiming for Bafana Bafana to kick on from here. The Scottish manager is aiming to guide the country into the last 16 of this competition, as they could take one of the best third-placed slots with three points against AFCON outsiders Namibia in this game.