Bafana Bafana secure third match in next FIFA window against African giants

[p]Bafana Bafana will already be in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a] for their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eritrea/ns8a5zLl/"]Eritrea[/a], who will use the neutral venue to host their September 30 encounter.[/p][p]Four days earlier, returning coach Pitso Mosimane will begin his third spell with the national team when they play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/guinea/lGDZlkOb/"]Guinea[/a] at home on September 26. The South African Football Association has not yet revealed the venue for that fixture.[/p][p]All three matches form part of the new elongated FIFA international window, which was designed to allow teams to play up to four games should they wish.[/p][embed guid="29b282b7-4870-4c5c-8a2d-855c4bffe646" url="https://x.com/BafanaBafana/status/2094719343439294495?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]South Africa[/a] have met Egypt on 15 previous occasions, with Bafana recording eight wins to five for the Pharaohs, with just two draws.[/p][p]The most recent of those meetings was at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, when the North Africans triumphed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/egypt-bejDn7NN/south-africa-W2ijYvlr/?mid=8fmeeiDU"]1-0[/a] in a game in which they finished with 10 men and had to withstand heavy Bafana pressure.[/p][p]It was some revenge for South Africa famously knocking them out of their own tournament in 2019, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lorch-thembinkosi/IehEQgAL/"]Thembinkosi Lorch[/a]’s late goal secured a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/egypt-bejDn7NN/south-africa-W2ijYvlr/?mid=nay1cGxs"]1-0[/a] success in the round of 16 clash.[/p][infobox id="584d9683-f419-4696-8cb3-c155213092a0" /]