{"id":45577,"date":"2025-12-22T06:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45577"},"modified":"2025-12-22T06:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:35:11","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaign2025-afcon-egypt-vs-zimbabwe-preview-team-news-tv-info-stats-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/22\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaign2025-afcon-egypt-vs-zimbabwe-preview-team-news-tv-info-stats-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 AFCON: Egypt vs Zimbabwe &#8211; Preview, team news, TV Info, stats and more"},"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<div class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-AFCON-Egypt-vs-Zimbabwe-Preview-team-news-TV.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banner2image\" class=\"soccer24-banner-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Zimbabwe will start their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign on Monday when they face Egypt in a Group B opener.<\/p>\n<p>The match will be played at the 45,000-seater Grand Stade d\u2019Agadir, located in the coastal city of Agadir near the foot of the Atlas Mountains. Kick-off is at 10pm CAT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Andy Rinomhota announced on Friday that he is withdrawing from the tournament to attend to a family emergency. No replacement has been made, and the Warriors will face Egypt without the midfielder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coaches\u2019 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Egypt coach Hossam Hassan:<br \/>\u201c<em>We will do everything possible to win the title this year. Achieving that requires tremendous effort from every member of the team. Egypt is always among the favourites in any competition because of its rich history, particularly in the Africa Cup of Nations, where we hold the record with seven titles.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Warriors coach Marian Marinaca:<br \/>\u201c<em>It will be a tough game because we are facing a big team. The situation is very difficult. We are missing seven players due to injury, and we are not sure all of them will be ready for tomorrow\u2019s game. Salah and Marmoush are big names, but we are not worried. If we were, it would be better to stay at home. We are not thinking about individuals, but about the opponent as a team.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Info<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Football fans across the region will be able to follow the game live on various broadcasters. Zimbabwe-based viewers can watch all the action on Azam TV Zimbabwe. All 52 matches at the tournament are set to be broadcast on Azam TV.<\/p>\n<h6><em>Article continues below.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong><em>Soccer24 followers have the opportunity to get a special discount courtesy of Azam TV Zimbabwe.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-139102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766385311_636_2025-AFCON-Egypt-vs-Zimbabwe-Preview-team-news-TV.jpeg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=264%2C264&amp;ssl=1 264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ZBC TV will also broadcast the match, while South Africa-based audiences will have coverage on SABC Sport. For fans across the wider region \u2014 including Zimbabwe \u2014 the match will also be available on SuperSport.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to live television coverage, streaming feeds will be accessible via the broadcasters\u2019 official digital platforms, allowing supporters to follow the matches online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This will be the 14th meeting between Egypt and Zimbabwe overall.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt have dominated past encounters, winning eight of their previous 13 matches, with four draws and one Zimbabwe victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors\u2019 only win over Egypt was a 2\u20131 home victory in 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying on 20 December 1992.<\/p>\n<p>The only previous AFCON meetings came in opening matches at the 2004 and 2019 tournaments, both won by Egypt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIFA Rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Egypt: 34<br \/>Zimbabwe: 129<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/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#AFCON #Egypt #Zimbabwe #Preview #team #news #Info #stats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe will start their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign on Monday when they face Egypt in a Group&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[942,3151,200,202,199,2100,201,113],"class_list":["post-45577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-afcon","tag-egypt","tag-info","tag-news","tag-preview","tag-stats","tag-team","tag-zimbabwe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45577","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=45577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45579,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45577\/revisions\/45579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}