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Meanwhile, a second-string Egypt broadside maintains their unbeaten grounds successful a goalless gully with Angola.
Published On 29 Dec 2025
Oswin Appollis scored a punishment successful the final 10 minutes to manus South Africa a 3-2 triumph implicit Zimbabwe successful Marrakesh and seal 2nd spot in Group B astatine the Africa Cup of Nations, dumping their confederate African rivals retired of the shot tournament.
After the lucifer connected Monday, South Africa finished with six points successful the group, 1 down winners Egypt.
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Both of those teams beforehand to the past 16 arsenic Angola decorativeness successful 3rd and look an anxious hold to spot if that is capable arsenic 1 of the 4 champion third-placed sides.
South Africa led 3 times successful the crippled acknowledgment to a archetypal planetary extremity from Tshepang Moremi, arsenic good arsenic strikes from Lyle Foster and Appollis. But manager Hugo Broos volition be acrophobic by however open his broadside were astatine times astatine the back.
Tawanda Maswanhise scored an fantabulous archetypal equaliser for Zimbabwe and they besides profited from an Aubrey Modiba ain extremity arsenic they missed respective different chances and should person earned astatine slightest a draw.
South Africa, who finished 3rd successful the Ivory Coast 2 years agone and person qualified for the 2026 World Cup, person yet to deed apical cogwheel successful the tournament, and were chopped isolated acold too easy by Zimbabwe astatine times.
The South Africans led aft 7 minutes arsenic Moremi’s changeable took a wicked deflection disconnected Divine Lunga and looped into the net.
Zimbabwe deed backmost successful the 19th infinitesimal with a extremity that volition spell down as 1 of the champion of the tourney arsenic Maswanhise picked up the shot 35 yards retired and danced past 2 defenders earlier drilling a debased changeable past goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.
But South Africa were backmost successful beforehand 5 minutes aft the interruption erstwhile Lunga’s backmost header to keeper Washington Arubi allowed Foster to sneak successful up and motion the shot into the net.
Zimbabwe equalised again successful the 73rd infinitesimal arsenic Maswanhise’s debased changeable was saved by Williams, but the shot deflected onto Modiba and into the nett for an ain goal.
South Africa were awarded a punishment with 10 minutes remaining erstwhile midfielder Marvelous Nakamba made a goalkeeper-style diving prevention and handled a changeable that appeared to beryllium going wide.
Appollis converted from the spot and Zimbabwe’s hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages astatine the sixth effort were dashed.
Elsewhere connected Monday, Egypt rested each their cardinal players but inactive kept up their unbeaten tally astatine AFCON 2025, drafting 0-0 with Angola to decorativeness their Group B run connected 7 points.
Egypt had already confirmed apical spot successful the radical earlier kickoff, allowing them the luxury of making 11 changes from their 1-0 triumph implicit South Africa connected Friday, and giving players similar Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush the time off.
Angola’s two-point haul means they person an anxious hold and volition lone beforehand if Comoros and Zambia suffer successful Group A later connected Monday and Tanzania and Uganda are beaten successful their past Group C matches connected Tuesday.
Angola had the amended of the chances to triumph the crippled against Egypt connected Monday, with Chico Banza’s 42nd-minute effort coming closest.
He played a speedy one-two with chap guardant Mabululu and held disconnected 2 defenders, but enactment his effort past the post.
Mabululu had 2 shots connected extremity and captain Fredy shaved the extracurricular of the station with a escaped footwear aboriginal successful the 2nd half, aft forcing a crisp prevention from Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir minutes earlier the break.
Substitute M’bala Nzola had a tally connected extremity successful the 80th minute, but deed the broadside netting portion a last-minute escaped footwear from Manuel Benson went sailing over.
France-based striker Mostafa Mohamed captained Egypt and acceptable up a 20th-minute accidental with a spectacular overhead footwear from a country that offered Hossam Abdelmaguid a accidental to people from adjacent range, but helium headed implicit the crossbar.
Substitute Ahmed Zizo could besides person claimed the opener successful the 2nd half, but was thwarted portion successful a bully position.
Egypt volition enactment successful Agadir for their last-16 clash against 1 of the champion third-placed finishers adjacent Monday.
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