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The group initially consisted of four teams: Morocco, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Liberia. However, on 23 May 2022, CAF announced that Zimbabwe were disqualified from the qualifiers due to the continued suspension of the Zimbabwe Football Association by FIFA. [1] [2] The group thus went ahead with only the three remaining teams.
The match against Nigeria in the AFCON also proved to be the last defeat for Bafana Bafana, who have since then dominated their opponents. In the two 2026 World Cup Qualifiers played in 2024, Bafana Bafana has played to a 1-1 draw against Nigeria away; and successfully defeated Zimbabwe 3-1 in a fully packed stadium in Bloemfontein.
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Although the football team for South Africa participated in the Africa Cup of Nations much later than many African countries (the country was scheduled to participate in inaugural 1957 Africa Cup of Nations but was excluded because of apartheid [1]), as they participated for the first time as host of 1996 edition, South Africa has soon established itself as an emerging African power.
Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Scorers Att. Ref. 27 January 2010: Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban (H) Zimbabwe 3–0 Friendly: Tshabalala 49', Mbuyane 76', Thwala 90' : 35,000
The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. [3]
The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The group consisted of four teams: defending champions Ivory Coast, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Chad. [2] The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between September and November 2024. [3] Zambia and Ivory Coast, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.