As part of their preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa will meet Ghana in a friendly to be played in Gauteng next week.
Bafana Bafana and the Black Stars will clash on Tuesday, 16 December, and the venue will be announced in due course.
“Coach Hugo Broos’ charges will host the West Africans in Gauteng on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, at a venue that will be announced in the coming days,” confirmed the South African Football Association (SAFA).
“The team will then depart for Morocco the following day ahead of their participation in the AFCON tournament to be held in Morocco from 21 December 2025 – January 2026. The stage is set for 24 African teams to battle it out in nine venues in Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire are the defending champions.”
Bafana Bafana are in Group B in the AFCON, and they will face Egypt, Angola and Zimbabwe. The South Africans play their first match of the continental tournament against Angola on 22 December.
Ghana, meanwhile, failed to qualify for the tournament.
