{"id":46205,"date":"2025-12-29T22:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46205"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:30:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T22:30:06","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignlive-2025-afcon-zimbabwe-vs-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/29\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignlive-2025-afcon-zimbabwe-vs-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Action as it happened: 2025 AFCON &#8211; Zimbabwe vs South Africa"},"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\/Action-as-it-happened-2025-AFCON-Zimbabwe-vs-South.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banner2image\" class=\"soccer24-banner-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Follow our live coverage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B encounter between Zimbabwe vs South Africa.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Zimbabwe 2-3 South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Full time:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>90\u2032 Seven minutes added.<\/p>\n<p>87\u2032 Zim Sub: Chakuchichi replaces Fabisch.<\/p>\n<p>84\u2032 Big chance!!! Bonne is through on goal before taking a shot but Williams does well to save it.<\/p>\n<p>81\u2032 Goal!!! Appollis slots in the penalty to put SA back in front.<\/p>\n<p>80\u2032 Penalty to SA after handball by Marvelous Nakamba.<\/p>\n<p>75\u2032 SA Sub: \u2013<\/p>\n<p>75\u2032 Zim Sub: Jalai replaces Garan\u2019anga.<\/p>\n<p>74\u2032 Goal!! Aubrey Modiba with an own after Williams cleared Maswanhise\u2019s shot into his path.<\/p>\n<p>72\u2032 SA Sub: Makgopa replaces Foster.<\/p>\n<p>66\u2032 Mbule with a chance but Arubi makes a great save.<\/p>\n<p>65\u2032 Moremi tries from a range but drags his effort wide.<\/p>\n<p>63\u2032 Big Chance!!! Maswanhise denied denied by upright post from inside the box.<\/p>\n<p>60\u2032 Zim Sub: Zindoga, Bonne, Chirewa replace Msendami, Dube, Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>56\u2032 Appollis with a snapshot but Arubi does well to save the effort.<\/p>\n<p>55\u2032 Corner kick to Zim, Fabisch poorly takes it and it goes out.<\/p>\n<p>50\u2032 Goal!!! Foster scores after intercepting Lunga\u2019s headed pass to Arubi.<\/p>\n<p>49\u2032 SA dominating the early pace.<\/p>\n<p>46\u2032 Second half resumes.<\/p>\n<p>-Halftime.<\/p>\n<p>45\u2032 Three minutes added.<\/p>\n<p>43\u2032 Arubi comes out to clear a dangerous through ball with Zim defence all beaten.<\/p>\n<p>42\u2032 Mbule with a great strike from a range but Arubi makes another great stop.<\/p>\n<p>40\u2032 Modiba with a great run before delivering a cross. An unmarked Sithole connects it with a header but Arubi saves the effort.<\/p>\n<p>38\u2032 SA wins a free kick inside Zim\u2019s half. The ball comes in and Ngezana connects with a header but the ball goes over.<\/p>\n<p>36\u2032 Corner kick to SA, cleared.<\/p>\n<p>33\u2032 Yellow card to Mbule (SA).<\/p>\n<p>30\u2032 Zim now dominating the midfield, winning most of the balls.<\/p>\n<p>28\u2032 Fabisch wins a free kick outside the box, the midfielder takes it beautifully, Garan\u2019anga connects it but his header goes over.<\/p>\n<p>27\u2032 Garan\u2019anga with a shot from a range, the effort goes over.<\/p>\n<p>23\u2032 Msendami is muscled off the ball, goalkick to SA.<\/p>\n<p>19\u2032 Goal!!! Tawanda Maswanhise receives the ball before driving forward, beating three markers before slotting past Williams to equalises for Zim.<\/p>\n<p>18\u2032 Corner kick to Zim, cleared.<\/p>\n<p>17\u2032 Sithole rises high and connects a cross but his header goes over.<\/p>\n<p>13\u2032 Play temporarily stopped as Antonio goes down injured. Medics called onto the pitch to attend to him.<\/p>\n<p>10\u2032 SA retaining more possession and have had the better chances.<\/p>\n<p>7\u2032 Goal!!! Tshepang Moremi\u2019s shot takes a deflection on Divine Lunga and finds the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>6\u2032 Arubi with a great save to deny SA\u2019s Oswin Appollis an opener.<\/p>\n<p>4\u2032 Warriors finds the space, and Maswanhise receives a through ball but SA recovers.<\/p>\n<p>2\u2032 SA knocks the ball around and finds away through. Sipho Mbule takes a shot but it goes wide. First chance at goal.<\/p>\n<p>1\u2032 Kick off!!! SA get the game underway.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Zim XI: Arubi, Galloway, Garananga, Takwara, Lunga, Nakamba, Antonio, Msendami, Fabisch, Dube, Maswanhise.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Bafana Bafana XI: Williams, Mokoena, Modiba, Appollis, Moremi, Sithole, Mbokazi, Mbule, Mudau, Ngezana, Foster.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\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#Action #happened #AFCON #Zimbabwe #South #Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow our live coverage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B encounter between Zimbabwe vs South Africa.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[238,942,151,239,150,113],"class_list":["post-46205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-action","tag-afcon","tag-africa","tag-happened","tag-south","tag-zimbabwe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46205","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=46205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46206,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46205\/revisions\/46206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}