Sports • Created December 30, 2025 01:36

South Africa defeat Zimbabwe to secure last-16 berth

South Africa defeated regional rivals Zimbabwe 3-2 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group B match at the Marrakesh Stadium on Monday evening, securing a place in the last 16 of the continental tournament. Bafana Bafana claimed the win thanks to goals from Tshepang Moremi, Lyle Foster and Oswin Appollis, clinching second place in […]

South Africa defeat Zimbabwe to secure last-16 berth
South Africa defeat Zimbabwe to secure last-16 berth

South Africa defeated regional rivals Zimbabwe 3-2 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group B match at the Marrakesh Stadium on Monday evening, securing a place in the last 16 of the continental tournament.

Bafana Bafana claimed the win thanks to goals from Tshepang Moremi, Lyle Foster and Oswin Appollis, clinching second place in Group B behind Egypt.

South Africa will advance to play the runner-up from Group F (one of Ivory Coast, Cameroon or Mozambique) on Sunday, 4 January in Rabat.

As for the Warriors, they finished bottom of the group and kept up their unfortunate record of elimination in the group stage in all of their AFCON tournament appearances.

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