Africa Cup of Nations 2025: South Africa-Angola, the likely lineups
South Africa-Angola is a match valid for the first day of Group B of the African Cup of Nations: the teams take the field at 6 p.m. at Marrakech Stadium. The Bafana Bafana and Antelopes are included in the group along with Zimbabwe and Egypt: the South African selection, third in the last edition, easily qualified for the 2026 World Cup and wants to confirm its growth in the continental tournament as well. Angola, on the other hand, was recently eliminated from the World Cup qualifiers, and is a slight underdog in the predictions even though on paper it has a better-ranked squad than its opponents, with players who also play in Serie A such as Nzola and Luvumbo.
South Africa with Foster as central point, in the three-quarter are Moremi, Mbule, Appollis. In the median, Mokoena is paired with Sithole. Mudau and Modiba are the two full-backs.
Nzola and Dala form Angola’s offensive pair, which deploys Luvumbo and Milson on the flanks. Show and Maestro are the two midfielders.
South Africa-Angola, the probable lineups
SOUTH AFRICA (4-2-3-1): Williams; Mudau, Sibisi, Mbokazi, Modiba; Sithole, Mokoena; Moremi, Mbule, Appollis; Foster.
ANGOLA (4-4-2): Dominique; Modesto, Buatu, Carmo, Fortuna; Luvumbo, Show, Maestro, Milson; Nzola, Dala.
