{"id":44959,"date":"2025-12-14T18:40:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=44959"},"modified":"2025-12-14T18:40:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:40:05","slug":"bafana-bafana-afcon-2025-fixtures-clash-with-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/14\/bafana-bafana-afcon-2025-fixtures-clash-with-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Bafana Bafana&#8217;s AFCON 2025 fixtures clash with Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Bafana Bafana<\/strong> are in action on Boxing Day in <strong>AFCON<\/strong> <strong>2025<\/strong> against the might of <strong>Mohamed Salah<\/strong> and a quality <strong>Egypt <\/strong>side.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament, to be held in Morocco, starts on 21 December with the final scheduled for 18 January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s their schedule over the Christmas period.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bafana-fixtures-to-get-in-the-diary-as-2025-afcon-rolls-closer\"><strong>Bafana fixtures to get in the diary as 2025 AFCON rolls closer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday, 22 December: South Africa vs Angola \u2013 19:00<\/li>\n<li>Friday, 26 December: South Africa vs Egypt \u2013 17:00<\/li>\n<li>Monday, 29 December: South Africa vs Zimbabwe \u2013 18:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-full-south-africa-2025-afcon-squad\"><strong>Full South Africa 2025 AFCON squad <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Twenty five players have been called up for\u00a0<strong>AFCON duty<\/strong>, while three remain on standby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goalkeepers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ronwen Williams \u2013 Mamelodi Sundowns<\/li>\n<li>Sipho Chaine \u2013 Orlando Pirates<\/li>\n<li>Ricardo Goss \u2013 Siwelele FC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Defenders<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Khuliso Mudau \u2013 Mamelodi Sundowns<\/li>\n<li>Nkosinathi Sibisi \u2013 Pirates<\/li>\n<li>Khulumani Ndamane \u2013 TS Galaxy<\/li>\n<li>Thabang Matuludi \u2013 Polowkane City<\/li>\n<li>Siyabonga Ngezana \u2013 \u00a0FCSB<\/li>\n<li>Mbekezeli Mbokazi \u2013 Chicago Fire<\/li>\n<li>Aubrey Modiba \u2013 Mamelodi Sundowns<\/li>\n<li>Samukelo Kabini \u2013 Molde<\/li>\n<li>Tylon Smith \u2013 Queens Park Rangers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Midfielders<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teboho Mokoena \u2013 Mamelodi Sundowns<\/li>\n<li>Bathusi Aubaas \u2013 Mamelodi Sundowns<\/li>\n<li>Thalente Mbatha \u2013 Pirates<\/li>\n<li>Sphephelo Sithole \u2013 Tondela<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Forwards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oswin Appollis \u2013 Orlando Pirates<\/li>\n<li>Mohau Nkota \u2013 Al Ettifaq<\/li>\n<li>Sipho Mbule \u2013 Mamelodi Sundowns<\/li>\n<li>Relebohile Mofokeng \u2013 Orlando Pirates<\/li>\n<li>Elias Mokwana \u2013 Al Khazem<\/li>\n<li>Shandre Campbell \u2013 Club Brugge<\/li>\n<li>Lyle Foster \u2013 Burnley<\/li>\n<li>Tshepang Moremi \u2013 Pirates<\/li>\n<li>Evidence Makgopa \u2013 Pirates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-players-have-been-placed-on-standby-to-train-in-south-africa-in-case-of-injury\"><strong>Three players have been placed on standby to train in South Africa in case of injury:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Iqraam Rayners \u2013 Mamelodi Sundowns<\/li>\n<li>Mduduzi Shabalala \u2013 Kaizer Chiefs<\/li>\n<li>Thabo Moloisane \u2013 Stellenbosch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-best-bafana-bafana-xi-of-players-based-abroad\"><strong>Best Bafana Bafana XI of players based abroad<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Not all of these players are current Bafana Bafana representatives, but all have had caps at one stage or another. <\/p>\n<p>Is this the best XI of South Africans abroad right now? <strong>Check out their PSL equivalent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Barr; Ngezana, Mbokazi, Kabini; Makhanya, Sithole, Le Roux, Hlongwane; Nkota, Campbell, Foster<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Bafana #Bafanas #AFCON #fixtures #clash #Christmas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bafana Bafana are in action on Boxing Day in AFCON 2025 against the might of Mohamed Salah and a quality&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44961,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44959\/revisions\/44961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}